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Succession in politics: 26 years that changed Azerbaijans' fate and face

AZERTAC | Updated: 2019-10-16 15:34
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How has the Azerbaijani army come to be among the 50 most powerful armies of the world

Almost nothing was done to build an army in Azerbaijan, which was in the state of war, in the two years after restoration of independence. There was no trace of a regular army subordinate to the central command when the great leader returned to power. Individual armed groups were not able to defend the country from the aggression of the enemy and we were losing our lands and entire regions one after another.

Let’s pay attention to two theses in the oath taking ceremony of the great leader in October 1993 and the oath taking ceremony of Ilham Aliyev 10 years later.

Heydar Aliyev: "The Republic of Azerbaijan must have an army capable of defending itself as an independent state. Unfortunately, very little has been done in this area over the past period since independence. It is our main duty to create a powerful army to restore Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and defend the republic."

Ilham Aliyev: "The national leader did great work to build an army in Azerbaijan. A powerful army has been created in our country and this process will go on. This issue will always be in my focus. Azerbaijan must have a very strong army. It should be able to resolve all the challenges ahead."

Succession in politics has allowed for achieving this important target, as well. The words were complemented with deeds. The military spending has risen 15 times since 2013. The army has been supplied with most state-of-the-art weaponry and military equipment. More than 20 military plants have been constructed in recent years at the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev. These plants manufacture 1200 types of military products. Here is the result: the Azerbaijani army is now among the 50 most powerful armies of the world. As our head of state put it, Azerbaijan is one of the rare countries in the world in terms of military logistics and supplies.

We saw in April 2016 and May 2017 that the Azerbaijani army is capable of carrying out any combat task. A total of 2,000 hectares of land in Fuzuli, Jabrayil and Aghdara districts and 11,000 hectares of land in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic were liberated following the successful military operations of our army. Both the enemy and the world saw the strength of the Azerbaijani army.

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