(a) When ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict,United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2173, No. 27531. to raise the minimum age for voluntary recruitment of persons into the national armed forces from that set out in article 38, paragraph 3, of the Convention, bearing in mind that under the Convention persons under 18 years of age are entitled to special protection, and to adopt safeguards to ensure that such recruitment is not forced or coerced;
(a) 铭记按照《公约》的规定，未满18岁的人有权得到特别保护，在批准《儿童权利公约》关于儿童卷入武装冲突问题的任择议定书联合国，《条约汇编》，第2173卷，第27531号。 时，在《公约》第38条第3款规定的基础上提高本国武装部队的自愿入伍最低年龄，并采取保障措施保证入伍不是被强迫或受胁迫的；