Process of army building after the second Karabakh war is in full swing, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyevsaid at a solemn ceremony to hand over the battle flag to the commando military unit as part of his visit to Kalbajar district, reported from AZERTAC. 

"We are celebrating Armed Forces Day in Kalbajar, in the liberated Kalbajar today. At the same time, a military unit of the newly-formed commando forces is opening in Kalbajar today. Six months ago, on December 24, the first commando military unit was commissioned in the liberated Hadrut. Today we are opening another military unit of the newly-established commando forces in Kalbajar. This shows that the process of army building after the second Karabakh war is in full swing and the commando forces, along with all other armed forces, have all the capabilities to fulfill the tasks facing the country, protect our territorial integrity and our borders.

"We can be proud of our Armed Forces today. We are celebrating Army Day today as a victorious nation, as a victorious country. During the years of occupation, I always said in numerous meetings with the military - in military units, trenches, the Lalatapa peak, and military parades – that we would one day return to our native lands. I have always said that if Armenia did not leave our lands of its own free will, we would resolve the Karabakh issue by military means. And this is exactly what happened. The victorious Azerbaijani Army has fulfilled its historic mission with dignity," the head of state stressed.

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