According to the combat training plan, training exercises were held in the Land Forces Operations Commando military unit, according to the press service of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry. 

The commandos worked out various methods of opening passages by crossing the obstacles, as well as moving in harsh climates and areas with sharp relief.

During the exercise, tactical activities were carried out to neutralize resisting imaginary enemy forces in the settlements.

The commandos successfully completed all the assigned tasks.

It should be noted that the main objective of the exercises is to further improve the combat capability of the Operations Commando units.

In accordance with the combat training plan for 2022 approved by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, the country has conducted special tactical exercises in military units and special forces, according to the ministry.

On hard-to-reach mountainous and rocky areas, special forces carry out reconnaissance activities, mountain training exercises, and various movements.

The main attention is paid to further improving the combat capability of military units and special forces.

“Since last year till now, we have been following whatever development has been done in Karabakh region,”Executive Director of Pakistani Center for Global & Strategic Studies Khalid Taimur Akram said at the international conference on “South Caucasus Development & Cooperation” in ADA University in Baku on April 29. 

“Yesterday I visited Fuzuli and Shusha. It was very impressive. We were told that it was made within 7-8 months. I think, it is a great achievement and should be know to the world,” the Pakistani expert emphasized. 

The expert also made a proposal on establishing a website by the name of ‘Friends of Shusha’ to inform people about events. 

“As you have declared Shusha as a cultural capital, going back to Shusha’s history, which starts from 1752, we have been seeing that it has remained at the center of culture. I would suggest that if Azerbaijan can start off with some kind of website by the name of ‘Friends of Shusha’,” Taimur Akram also stated. 

 

Note, the idea of conducting the international conference “South Caucasus: Development and Cooperation”, which started in Shusha on 28 April and continues in Baku today, was put forward at the international conference “New Vision for the South Caucasus: Post-Conflict Development and Cooperation” held at ADA University with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev on 13 April last year (https://president.az/en/articles/view/51088). It was at that conference that the participants proposed to hold an international conference in Karabakh, and President Ilham Aliyev welcomed this proposal.

The fact that Shusha has become the main venue of events held under the auspices of UN and other influential organizations and turned into the diplomatic capital of the region also means a failure of the ugly campaigns to promote this ancient Azerbaijani city as an Armenian one through many years of false information.

It is no coincidence that participants of the international conference held panel discussions on “Shusha – the path to revival” on reconstruction work in Shusha and “Cooperation, opportunities and challenges” on the post-conflict period in Shusha on 28 April. This important platform provides an opportunity for foreign experts to discuss the peace agenda laid out by Azerbaijan for the development of relations between countries of the South Caucasus in the post-conflict period, the possibility of opening communications, the normalization of relations with Armenia as a basis for progress, security and prosperity.

“Since last year till now, we have been following whatever development has been done in Karabakh region. Yesterday I visited Fuzuli and Shusha,”Executive Director of Pakistani Center for Global & Strategic Studies Khalid Taimur Akram said at the international conference on “South Caucasus Development & Cooperation” in ADA University in Baku on April 29. 

“Yesterday I visited Fuzuli and Shusha. It was very impressive. We were told that it was made within 7-8 months. I think, it is a great achievement and should be know to the world,” the Pakistani expert emphasized. 

The expert also made a proposal to establish a website by the name of ‘Friends of Shusha’.

“As you have declared Shusha as a cultural capital, going back to Shusha’s history, which starts from 1752, we have been seeing that it has remained at the center of culture. I would suggest that if Azerbaijan can start off with some kind of website by the name of ‘Friends of Shusha’,” Taimur Akram also stated. 

 

 

 

Relatives of Armenian servicemen killed during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war hold protest rally in Yerevan on April 26, according to the Armenian media. 

Participants gathered at Charles Aznavour Square for a rally and chanted slogans against internal and external policy of the Armenian government. 

Note, fresh protests started in Yerevan following Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan’s resonant statements about the negotiation process with Azerbaijan. 

 

The Land Forces held competitions for the title of the best SPG-9 and AGS-17 (AGS-30) grenade launcher personnel in accordance with the training plan for 2022, according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

The theoretical knowledge of the servicemen was tested before the shooting. Then servicemen passed standards for physical training, tactical training, and engineering training.

During the six-stage competitions, the personnel demonstrated their skills in destroying various targets of an imaginary enemy from tripod-mounted anti-tank grenade launchers, as well as shooting from automatic tripod-mounted grenade launchers with semi-direct pointing.

The main objectives of the competitions are to check the level of training of military personnel and improve their practical skills, as well as awarding servicemen who distinguished themselves in combat training.

Activists from Greenpeace Italy wrote the message “Peace, not oil” in large letters, on the side of a Russian crude oil tanker, as part of efforts to urge European governments to stop using fossil fuels.