Аrmy’s image reflects on the moral appearance, mood and spirit of the society. Army’s shortcomings (killings, incidents with lethal outcome, favouritism) can demoralize the society, make it diffident, pessimist, malevolent. At the same time the army’s achievements become stimulus for the society, people’s spirit raises, they believe in tomorrow… And this forces us to raise the level all the time and be uncompromising to the imperfections of the army.

In this year the second – summer training stage has started in the national army. Now in the regiments tactical combatant trainings are conducted, after which the sub-units will set out realization of operational training program. Visiting the military sub-unit under the command of Major General Kamo Qochunts we saw how regiments’ commanders conduct test combatant inspection, specify the preparation level not only of officers and warrant officers but also sergeants and soldiers.

After 6-month interval the RA AF renewed their peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. In Zvartnots airport a solemn ceremony to see off the peacekeeping brigade took place, and 1st Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, 1st Deputy Head of RA AF GS Enrico Apriamov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of USA in RA John Heffern were present.

In various official statements it is made a special emphasis that «Azerbaijan doesn’t possess biological weapons» (representative of USA embassy in Azerbaijan), or – «there is no proof which would indicate that Baku possesses biological weapons» or «seeks to create such weapons» («Initiative against nuclear weapons»).