New military unit commissioned for Azerbaijani Army

By the instructions of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, regarding the enhancement of combat readiness and improvement of the social conditions of the military personnel of the Armed Forces, the opening of the new military unit was held.

The opening ceremony attended by the Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov included the inspection of the headquarters, the canteen, the medical point, the soldiers' barracks, the car parking, the storages for weapons and ammunition of various purposes, as well as other infrastructure facilities.

The Ministry held an opening ceremony of a new building for families of servicemen in the military camp.

The Minister of Defense, congratulating the families, noted the participation of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief in the commissioning ceremony of apartments for permanent residence recently transferred for the use of service members in the Hovsan settlement and the opening of the Gobu Park-3 residential complex. He emphasized that the comprehensive steps undertaken in this sphere are a vivid example of the attention and care of the head of state taken about the Azerbaijan Army. The Minister noted that the opening of this military unit is the next step undertaken to increase the Azerbaijan Army's combat capability.

The Minister of defense noted that due to the care of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, service members had been provided with permanent and service apartments in recent years as planned, emphasizing that this work will be long-lasting.

The Minister said that more than 250 service apartments were commissioned this year in different regions, in particular in several military units stationed in the frontline zone. The Ministry is planning to complete the construction of about 200 service apartments by the end of this year.

During familiarization with the new building, it was noted that the five-story building consists of fully renovated three-room 60 apartments equipped with all communication lines.

A water pumping station, swimming pool, and substation were built for the building, gas, water, electricity meters were installed, the apartments were equipped with kitchen furniture and other necessary furniture. The territory has a town for children, sports facilities and a water purification device, and a place for a car parking. All the required conditions have been created for the active recreation of families of servicemen.

Service members provided with apartments expressed their gratitude to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, and the Ministry of Defense's leadership for their care.

After handing the apartment keys to the servicemen, the Defense Ministry's leadership has got acquainted with the created conditions and inquired about their families' concerns.