The key facts

  • Conscripts may get one month off military service for high results in a book-reading competition.
  • The draft law passed its first reading in the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis.
  • It also covers new contracts for graduates of military aviation universities.

In Uzbekistan, it is proposed to shorten the term of compulsory military service by one month for conscripts who achieve high results in the republican book-reading competition.

The relevant draft law was adopted by deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis in the first reading.

According to the document, the measure is aimed at popularizing reading and developing a culture of reading among military personnel.

The draft law also provides for creating legal grounds for concluding new contracts with graduates of higher military educational institutions of Uzbekistan and foreign military universities specializing in pilot training.