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Press Release by the Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

12.03.2019

12 March marked the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In this regard, the command and a group of servicemen of the Internal Troops visited the Alley of Honor, where they laid flowers at the graves of National Leader Heydar Aliyev and prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva.
Further, a wreath was also laid at the Eternal Flame Memorial in the Alley of Martyrs where the sons of our homeland who gave their lives for its independence are buried. The group also visited the monument of servicemen–shahids.
 Then a ceremony dedicated to this significant event was held at the Main Headquarters of the Internal Troops with the participation of Minister of Internal Affairs, Colonel-General Ramil Usubov.
First, the battle flag of the Internal Troops was brought into the hall. The ceremony participants observed a minute of silence in memory of National Leader Heydar Aliyev and the soldiers and all shahids who heroically died in the battles for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The national anthem was played.

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander of Internal Troops, Lieutenant General Shahin Mammadov delivered a detailed report on the establishment of troops, development of this unit and present situation. It was noted that the Decree of National Leader Heydar Aliyev dated March 9, 1995, declared the first day of fighting of the Internal Troops to defend the territorial integrity of the country from Armenian military aggression - March 12, 1992 - the Day of the Internal Troops of Azerbaijan.
 Shahin Mammadov emphasized that the history of Internal Troops is full of glorious pages and closely intertwined with the new history of our homeland. Servicemen of the Internal Troops together with the police officers always properly performed all assigned tasks faithfully serving the people and the homeland. Shahin Mammadov also noted that 672 servicemen of the Internal Troops heroically died in battles for territorial integrity of our republic, 1173 were injured, and 9 were missing. Nine servicemen of the Internal Troops were awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.
The speaker added that since 1994, efforts have been made to improve command and control in the Internal Troops, improve professional and combat training, strengthen military discipline, create a regulatory basis and logistics.
As a result of the planned efforts, the effectiveness of activities of the command and headquarters elements and the combat capability of military units were increased and the morale of soldiers and officers was boosted.

 The Minister of Internal Affairs, Colonel-General Ramil Usubov conveyed to the participants the congratulations of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-In-Chief Ilham Aliyev. He recalled that in the process of building the army National Leader Heydar Aliyev was paying special attention to improvement of the Internal Troops as one of the key units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and emphasized that it is thanks to his care and attention that the Internal Troops could achieve the present level of development.
R. Usubov noted that due to the attention and care of the head of state, the Internal Troops turned into a professional unit capable of high-quality discharge of any combat mission and one of foundations of stability and nationhood. He added that to date, large-scale work has been carried out to improve the logistics and well-being of the personnel of the Internal Affairs, modern weapons and equipment have been purchased, and military units are equipped in accordance with the highest international standards.
The role of the personnel in the fight against crime, violation of the rule of law, in the neutralization of armed criminal groups, elimination of consequences of natural disasters and man-made accidents in the country was noted.
The minister said that the personnel gratefully accepted the decisions on the development of the Internal Troops, the Presidential Order of March 7, 2019 on presenting state awards to 16 servicemen, conferring the highest officer ranks to two persons, and raising salaries on the eve of the holiday. R.Usubov emphasized that participation of the country’s leadership in various events of the Internal Troops as well as appreciation of their services, ideas and recommendations are always accepted as a program of actions and inspire the personnel for even greater achievements. It was emphasized that, since 1997, the Internal Troops have been working closely with the General Command of the Gendarmerie of Turkey. R. Usubov thanked the Gendarmerie Command and military specialists of the friendly country for their assistance. Colonel General Usubov assured the head of state that the personnel of the Internal Troops would continue to adequately carry out tasks to ensure internal security and protect legal interests of citizens and state against wrongful acts.
After the announcement of presidential decrees and orders signed by the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Deputy Minister, Commander of the Internal Troops on awarding a group of servicemen in connection with the 27th Anniversary of the establishment of the Internal Troops, the servicemen who distinguished themselves in their services were honoured with state awards.
At the end of the celebration, an address on behalf of the event participants to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev was approved.

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