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 January 1-30, 2008.

It is stated that the citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic born in 1990 who are 18 years of age on the day of conscription, as well as those born in 1973-1989 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 January 1-30, 2008.

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 January 1-30, 2008.

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.