Azerbaijan National Guard
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The Azerbaijani National Guard is an armed force of the Government of Azerbaijan, and operates as a semi-independent entity. The Guard was definitely active in December
1996 but now appears to have been incorporated into the Special State Protection Service. The guard was established on the December 25, 1991.
The Special State Protection Service (SSPS) of Azerbaijan is a military unit subordinate to the President of Azerbaijan
. Its responsibilities include organization of the President of Azerbaijan, the protection of the National Parliament
, Presidential Apparatus
, the Cabinet of Ministers
, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
, the Constitutional Court, the Central Election Commission and other public facilities as well as the protection of foreign heads of state on the territory of Azerbaijan.
One of the most important tasks of the SPSS is the safety of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
and the South Caucasus Pipeline
. NATO is providing the service with several helicopters and vehicles in order to safeguard the pipeline.
The National Guard appears to have a wartime role as part of Azerbaijan's Land Forces.
Other law enforcement bodies in Azerbaijan include the Internal Troops of Azerbaijan and the State Border Service
and its Coast Guard subcomponent.
December
December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
1996 but now appears to have been incorporated into the Special State Protection Service. The guard was established on the December 25, 1991.
The Special State Protection Service (SSPS) of Azerbaijan is a military unit subordinate to the President of Azerbaijan
President of Azerbaijan
The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...
. Its responsibilities include organization of the President of Azerbaijan, the protection of the National Parliament
National Assembly of Azerbaijan
The National Assembly , also transliterated as Milli Majlis is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 were members elected by proportional...
, Presidential Apparatus
Presidential Apparatus
The Office of Azerbaijan President is the executive administration of President of Azerbaijan. The office is in charge of realization of constitutional responsibilities of the President...
, the Cabinet of Ministers
Cabinet of Azerbaijan
The Cabinet of Azerbaijan is the chief executive body of the Republic of Azerbaijan.-The Executive Power:The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state....
, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Azerbaijan Republic in charge of conducting and designing Azerbaijani Foreign policy.- History :...
, the Constitutional Court, the Central Election Commission and other public facilities as well as the protection of foreign heads of state on the territory of Azerbaijan.
One of the most important tasks of the SPSS is the safety of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
The Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline is a long crude oil pipeline from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oil field in the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It connects Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan; Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia; and Ceyhan, a port on the south-eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey,...
and the South Caucasus Pipeline
South Caucasus Pipeline
South Caucasus Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea to Turkey...
. NATO is providing the service with several helicopters and vehicles in order to safeguard the pipeline.
The National Guard appears to have a wartime role as part of Azerbaijan's Land Forces.
Other law enforcement bodies in Azerbaijan include the Internal Troops of Azerbaijan and the State Border Service
State Border Service (Azerbaijan)
The State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic also known as Border Guard of Azerbaijan is a governmental law enforcement agency in charge of protecting the borders of Azerbaijan Republic.-History:...
and its Coast Guard subcomponent.