The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Saturday has signed a decree on conscription of Azerbaijani citizens into the active military service and the transfer of the servicemen from active military service to reserve units on January 1-30, 2011, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
Under the Decree, the citizens of Azerbaijan Republic born in 1993 who are 18 years of age on the day of conscription, as well as those born in 1976-1992 and are under the age of 35 and citizens of Azerbaijan Republic who have no rights of deferral of services in the Republic's armed forces and other military formations are to be conscripted into active military service on January 1-30, 2011.
The soldiers, seamen and sergeants who served a term of service envisaged by the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic "On military service" are to be discharged on January 1-30, 2011.
The Cabinet of Ministers and local bodies of executive powers are to take measures envisaged by the Law for the implementation of this Decree.