OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev issued a Decree on conscription of citizens of Azerbaijan Republic into active military service and on the transfer of the servicemen from active military service to reserve units on October 1-30, 2007.

It is stated that the citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic born in 1989 who are 18 years of age on the day of conscription, as well as those born in 1972-1988 are under the age of 35 and have no deferral of servicemen in the Republic’s armed forces and other military formations are to be conscripted into active military service on October 1-30, 2007.

Consequently, the soldiers, seamen and sergeants who served a term of service envisaged by the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic “On Military Service” is to be discharged on October 1-30, 2007.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic and local bodies of executive power are to take measures envisaged by the Law for the implementation of the Presidential Decree.

The Decree inures on the day of signing.