Putin submits bill to allow top officials stay in office till 70 September 4, 2012 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to parliament a bill allowing top officials to stay in office until they are 70 years old, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday, Sept 4, according to RIA Novosti. “In order to keep highly experienced top staff in the civil service, the draft envisages extending the [maximum] civil service age to 70… for federal civil servants occupying top-level posts,” the press service quoted a comment to the draft. The retirement age for officials earlier was 60 years, with a possibility of extension to 65 years.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
