BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 28. Events marking Eid
al-Adha and 28 May, Independence Day, were held in the types of
troops (forces), army corps, formations and special educational
institutions across the Azerbaijan Army, Trend reports, citing the
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.


The events commenced with a one-minute silence in memory of the
Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and the Martyrs, who sacrificed their
lives for the Motherland, followed by the performance of the
National Anthem.


The congratulatory messages of the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr.
Ilham Aliyev, and the Azerbaijan Minister of Defense, Colonel
General Zakir Hasanov, on the occasion of holidays, were conveyed
to the personnel.


The speakers addressed the adoption of the Declaration of
Independence on 28 May 1918, which proclaimed Azerbaijan’s
independence, the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic
Republic as the first parliamentary republic in the Muslim East,
and the struggle endured by the Azerbaijani people on the path
toward independence.


During the events, particular emphasis was placed on Azerbaijan
being a humane and tolerant state that highly values and respects
Islamic, universal, national, and moral-spiritual values.


Subsequently, socio-political training sessions, roundtable
discussions, and conferences were organized in military units,
videos and documentary films were screened, sacrificial offerings
were made with the participation of servicemen, and festive tables
were arranged.


In accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Defense,
visits were paid to the graves of Martyrs in the city of Baku as
well as in other regions of the republic on the occasion of the
holidays. Family members of the Martyrs and servicemen, who lost
their health during military operations were also visited, holiday
gifts were presented to them, and congratulations on behalf of the
leadership of the Ministry of Defense were conveyed.


At military units, literary and artistic compositions prepared
by the creative teams of the Army Ideological and Cultural Center
named after Hazi Aslanov and the Ganja Garrison Ideological and
Cultural Center, along with various patriotic musical performances,
were presented.