Artsvik Minasian calls on CC members to consider public discontent

Representative of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Party Artsvik Minasian presented his closing arguments at the hearing of the Constitutional Court of Armenia (CC) today. He said that the authorities constantly speak about demographic problems and measures to encourage a high birth rate.

In this context the ARFD faction deputy discussed the demographic risks related to the introduction of the compulsory accumulative pension system in the country.

“We tell a citizen that he will have an opportunity to get the accumulated sum if he gives up his citizenship. We tell a mother she will not receive a child care allowance in case of having a baby. This creates serious problems,” Minasian noted.

“As regards international experience, the defendant did not refute the claim that there is no country whose model was introduced in Armenia. In reality there is no such country – for the simple reason that no model with such risks was introduced in any country,” he stated.

According to Artsvik Minasian, the system in its current form contradicts many provisions of the Constitution of Armenia.
He called upon the Constitutional Court (CC) members to consider the public’s discontent and recognize the provision about the use of the compulsory accumulative pension component as unconstitutional.

Following the closing arguments, the CC members will go into the consultation room to reach a verdict. The Constitutional Court is expected to announce its verdict tomorrow, on April 1.