Military parade commemorating Armed Forces Day held in Baku

A military parade commemorating the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Day and the 20th anniversary of restoration of the country's independence was held today in Baku, Azerbaijani news agency Trend reports.

The military parade was attended by 6, 000 servicemen of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. About 400 military equipment and weapon systems , including 50 modernized military combat equipment, 60 weapons produced and upgraded in Azerbaijan, 14 armored transporters, 35 combat helicopters, 22 fighter jets, 8 training aircrafts, 28 ships, boats and other equipment were demonstrated at the parade.

President Ilham Aliyev, as the Supreme Commander-In-Chief, watched the parade and made a speech at the event.