Baku: Azerbaijan Is Region’s Leading Country From Military Angle

AZERBAIJAN IS REGION’S LEADING COUNTRY FROM MILITARY ANGLE

TODAY.AZ

26 June 2012

Today Azerbaijan is the leading state in the region both economically
and militarily, Azerbaijani MP Fazail Ibrahimli told Trend on Tuesday.

He said there are several conditions for the existence of the state,
one of which is military power. Azerbaijan has a strong army.

Ibrahimli stressed that the army is one of the most important factors
in the implementation of foreign policy.

By the decision of the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
on June 26, 1918 a special corps was established. By the decree of
the President of Azerbaijan on May 22, 1998 June 26 was declared a
Day of the Armed Forces.