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 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |