POLITICS
MILITARY PARADE HELD IN CAPITAL OF AZERBAIJAN
Parade with the military hardware was held at the Azadlig Square of Baku, capital of the Azerbaijan, on 26 June. The parade with the armored technique was devoted to the 90th anniversary of creation of the Armed Forces of the Azerbaijan Republic.
The military parade was attended by the President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev.
In parade, participating were 4510 military men of staff of all military branches of the Armed Forces, as well as military units and divisions, military educational institutions, and also other armed formations stipulated by the legislation, 210 units of the modernized military techniques, warplanes and helicopters.
This grandiose parade, being a celebration of devotion and respect of the Azerbaijani people to the ideas of nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev, also manifests force and power of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. Now, it has been for 12 years that the people of Azerbaijan mark the 26th of June as a significant holiday since the Great Leader issued on May 22, 1998 a special Decree, which is of great importance from the point of view of historical truth and revival of the traditions of continuity in national military construction.