  Armenia raising pensions, allowances in 2023 July 12, 2022 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pensions and allowances will increase by AMD 6,000 in 2023, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan told reporters at the National Assembly on Tuesday, July 12. "Now we are discussing the budget for 2023. It is planned to increase pensions by up to 6,000 drams in 2 stages", said the Minister. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the government meeting earlier that in 2023 the minimum wage will increase from AMD 68,000 to AMD 75,000.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
