Azerbaijan will increase the size of its army, President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with a group of the leadership and personnel of the Azerbaijani army on the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces.
He stressed that the country will only grow stronger, including by building up its military power.
The head of state explained that after the Second Karabakh war, relevant instructions were given, new contracts were signed, and purchases of new weapons and equipment based on modern technologies began.