Parliament suspends compulsory component of cumulative pension lawMay 13, 2014 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament adopted the amendments to the funded pension law thus suspending its ‘compulsory’ component, ARKA reported. The bill was passed with 38 votes for and 12 against. Thirty six deputies abstained from voting. Earlier, at a special parliament session on April 23, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan submitted seven provisions to lay groundwork for the pension reform and guide the social and political forces in the process. Under these provisions, the ‘compulsory’ component of the reforms was de-facto suspended. Non-coalition factions of Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutiun and Orinats Yerkir said they did not oppose to the bill as it was half a step ahead of the previous law, but abstained from the vote. The Armenian National Congress and the Heritage factions voted against the amendments. Under the amendments, Armenian citizens who want to get a refund for the pension fees charged since January 1 2014 should write an application. The amendment provisions are temporary and will be valid until legislation is changed as required by the April 2 Constitutional Court ruling (deadline for the final law is September 30). Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |