Azerbaijan, Baku, 10 July / corr Trend A.Alizade / In autumn Azerbaijan will fulfill one more commitment set by the Council of Europe (CE). The draft law on Alternative military service of Azerbaijan has been prepared and will be put for the autumn session of the Parliament," Ziyafat Asgarov, the deputy speaker of the Azerbaijan Parliament, told a news conference dedicated o results of the spring session of the Parliament.
Azerbaijan has become a full member of the CE in January 2001. Azerbaijan took several commitments so that to meet the CE standards. The draft law on alternative military service is among them. Though the adoption of the law was on agenda of the spring session, it was not put for consideration.
Asgarov said that the bill on Alternative military service was sent to the Council of Europe and the experts of the organization estimated it. At present their conclusion is under study.
" Azerbaijan is in war condition and draft law on Alternative Military Service should meet the requirements of war. At present the Parliament is holding consultations on this law with other state and government organizations," he said.
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