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A special system can be created in the Azerbaijani army for a family's only child, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on security and defense Aydin Mirzazade told Trend news agency on Tuesday, commenting on proposals to not call up a family's only son.

"This practice is seen around the world, and I believe that this is possible to implement here. But society should not feel that we will pay special attention only to only sons in the family. Today, the Azerbaijani government pays attention to every soldier, taking care of their health and safety, regardless of whether he is an only child or has several brothers," Mirzazade said.

He said demographic statistics must be considered firstly.

"We need to know the number of only children and only sons in our society. If they compose a majority, it will be impossible to take such a position, as it will reduce the army's fighting capability, leading to a serious reduction in the number of troops. This will weaken Azerbaijan's defense capacity," he said.

Azerbaijan has sufficient conscription legislation. Therefore it does not need to be changed or improved, rather, the public needs to be more informed about the legislation, Mirzazade said.