BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has approved amendments to the
law "On diplomatic service".
This was published on the official website of the President of
Azerbaijan.
According to the amendments, when a diplomatic service employee
terminates his/her diplomatic service due to reaching retirement
age in accordance with the law "On labor pensions" or due to
reaching the age limit for diplomatic service, regardless of the
appointment of another type of pension, he/she will be paid a lump
sum payment of 6 times the average monthly state salary for the
last 24 months of diplomatic service or any subsequent 60 months,
and tax, mandatory state social insurance contributions and other
mandatory payments will not be deducted from this amount.
In the event of termination of diplomatic service due to death,
as well as being declared missing or dead by a legally effective
court decision, the heirs of a diplomatic service employee will be
paid a benefit of 4 times the average monthly state salary.
In the event of termination of diplomatic service due to
conscription into permanent active military or alternative service,
a diplomatic service employee shall be paid an allowance in the
amount of 3 times the average monthly state salary.
Except for the liquidation of a diplomatic service body, persons
who served in a diplomatic position prior to being called up into
permanent active military service shall be appointed to their
previous or similar position in that body if they apply to hold
their previous diplomatic position no later than 60 calendar days
after their discharge from military service.
