Azerbaijan's Border Service launches 19 new military units, 104 border checkpoints in 2021

"After the restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and the liberation of the state borders, under the instructions of the President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, the necessary border defense and security infrastructure continue to be established," Deputy Chief of Azerbaijan's State Border Service, Lieutenant General Ilham Mehdiyev, said at an event on December 14 in the Zangilan district on the launch of a new border commandant's office on the state border with Armenia, Report informs.

According to him, 19 new military units and 104 border checkpoints have been launched this year.

It was noted that the visit of the President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev to the three new military units of the State Border Service in the liberated territories in October this year was an expression of high confidence in border protection and encouraged border guards to achieve successes in service.