Lenkeran Aliyev: "Our Armed Forces are the strongest in the South Caucasus"

Mr. Aliyev said that Azerbaijani Armed Forces were the most trained and the strongest in the whole South Caucasus. He stressed that hostile Armenian Army was many times weaker from moral-psychological and professionalism aspects.

"Armenians depend on the Russian military bases in the country. Therefore, their national Army is many times weaker than ours," the Ministry official underscored.
Aliyev also said youths have begun to show more interest in military sphere recently. According to him, the young men conscripted into the army are trained beforehand.

"We have normal base which provides an opportunity to meet NATO standards in military training. Our military training is many times professional than that of Armenians. Belarusian officers also confirm it. But I think the military training is still not in satisfactory level. Much needs to be done and more professional officers should be trained," Aliyev added.

Touching on housing of servicemen, the General said they have raised this question at the Defense Ministry and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

"Our proposals have been positively responded. The Supreme Commander-in- Chief is interested in living conditions of out military men. I made it urgent to provide military trainers in the center with houses. Most of military trainers have no house to live," he underlined.

Lenkeran Aliyev considers it important to publicise truths on the Army to remove negative stereotypes in the public regarding the Army. Admitting that there are some shortfalls in the Army, Aliyev said measures are being implemented to remove these deficiencies.

"You witness the processes in other structures. If to compare, the Army looks stronger," the General concluded.