巴库，10月13日 - 阿塞拜疆周二为其决定实施导致因伊斯兰头巾限制而引发抗议的校服规定进行辩护，并要求其亲密盟友土耳其不要干涉其内政。
BAKU, Oct 13 - Azerbaijan defended on Tuesday its decision to introduce school uniform rules that have led to protests over restrictions on Islamic headscarves, and told close ally Turkey to stay out of its domestic affairs.
阿塞拜疆的宪法将宗教与国家分离并保障宗教自由，是一个世俗的前苏联共和国，其人口以穆斯林为主。
Azerbaijan, whose constitution separates religion from the state and guarantees freedom of religion, is a secular former Soviet republic with a predominantly Muslim population.
此争端威胁到阿塞拜疆与土耳其关系紧张，并凸显了巴库在推行世俗主义方面面临的挑战。
The dispute threatens to strain relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey, and highlights the challenges Baku faces in enforcing secularism.
政府上个月制定了规定，禁止学生穿着与官方校服不符或与国家教育的世俗性质不相容的服装。
The government introduced rules last month that prohibit school pupils from wearing clothing that departs from the official school uniform or is incompatible with the secular character of state education.
该规定未明确提及头巾，但本周一些抗议爆发，原因是有报道称一些佩戴伊斯兰头巾的学生和教师被拒绝进入学校。
The rules do not explicitly mention the hijab, but some protests broke out this week after reports that some pupils and teachers wearing Islamic headscarves were being denied entry to schools.
内政部周一表示，37人因在反对执行该规定时扰乱公共秩序而被拘留。
The Interior Ministry said on Monday that 37 people had been detained for disrupting public order while opposing enforcement of the rules.
执政的新阿塞拜疆党（YAP）周二批评了土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安的顾问以及土耳其执政党正义与发展党（AK党）的议员，因他们公开反对阿塞拜疆的新规定。
The governing Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) on Tuesday criticised an adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party for speaking out against Azerbaijan's new rules.
该顾问奥克泰·萨拉尔周一在X平台上写道，剥夺佩戴头巾的阿塞拜疆学生接受教育的权利是“不可接受的”。
The adviser, Oktay Saral, wrote on X on Monday that it was "unacceptable" to deny the right to an education to Azerbaijani students who wear headscarves.
“头巾不是障碍；它是宗教信仰的要求，”他说。“我们期望阿塞拜疆尽快纠正这一错误。”在一份声明中，YAP谴责萨拉尔的言论是“民粹主义和不负责任的”，并表示这可能损害两国亲密盟友的关系，同时补充称新规定是基于平等、世俗主义和法治。
"A headscarf is not an obstacle; it is a requirement of religious belief," he said. "We expect Azerbaijan to reverse this mistake as soon as possible." In a statement, YAP condemned Saral's comments as "populist and irresponsible" and said they risked harming relations between the close allies, adding that the new rules were based on equality, secularism and the rule of law.
声明还指出，土耳其在宪法上也是世俗的，并警告安卡拉不要将阿塞拜疆的教育政策用于政治目的。
It said Turkey was also constitutionally secular and warned Ankara against using Azerbaijan's education policies for political purposes.
YAP表示，“一个民族，两个国家”这一原则 — — 用于描述两国关系密切 — — 不能成为干涉彼此内政或强加政治和意识形态观点的借口。
The principle of "one nation, two states" — used to describe the countries' close ties — did not justify interference in each other's domestic affairs or the imposition of political and ideological views, YAP said.
它还驳斥了对阿塞拜疆与以色列关系密切的批评，称这种关系建立在国际法和互利基础之上。
It also rejected criticism of Azerbaijan's close relations with Israel, saying they were based on international law and mutual interests.