OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev issued a Decree on the conscription of citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic into active military service and on the transfer of the servicemen from active military service to reserve units on April 1-20, 2006.

It is stated that the citizens of Azerbaijan Republic born in 1988 who are 18 years of age on the day of conscription, as well as those born in 1971-1987 who are under the age of 35 and citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic who have no rights of deferral of service in the Republic’s armed forces and other military formations are to be conscripted into active military service on April 1-20, 2006.

Consequently, the soldiers, seamen and sergeants who served a term of service stipulated by the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic “On Military Service” is to be discharged in April 1-20, 2006.

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

The Decree inures on the day of singing.