  Pension payments not to be delayed on account of extended holidaysDecember 29, 2009 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pension payments in Armenia will not be delayed on account of New Year holidays which will last till January 11, according Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan. "We have reached an agreement with Armenia's President and Prime Minister, as well as relevant subdivisions. I am also thankful to our partners who agreed to work beginning January 4-5 to distribute pensions," he told a news conference in Yerevan. At that, he noted that Ministry has enough financial resources to pay 530 thousand pensioners their pensions in due time. In a session convened on December 3, Armenian government introduced amendments to the RA law on "Holidays and Commemorative Dates", extending New Year Holidays till January 10, 2010.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Related sections Latest news Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022  Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact.Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland.Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran.Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |
