On the occasion of June 26 – Armed Forces Day and the 108th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan Army, marches by servicemen accompanied by military orchestras were held along designated routes on various streets and avenues in Baku, as well as in the cities of Nakhchivan, Sumgayit, Ganja, Barda, Khankendi, Lachin, and Shusha.
Prior to the marches, the memory of National Leader Heydar Aliyev and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Motherland was honored with a minute of silence. The National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was then performed.
Patriotic songs performed by military orchestras, together with the marches accompanied by military music, drew strong interest and applause from onlookers.
