YEREVAN, JANUARY 17, ARMENPRESS. The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Artem Asatryan answered the questions of “Armenpress” News Agency regarding the assessments put forward by the former President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan on the mandatory accumulative pension system’s implementation in Armenia. In this respect the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Artem Asatryan stated such claims are at least strange. “It’s quite understandable that Mr. Kocharyan wants to introduce the events in the light today’s oppositional emotions. Notwithstanding the facts prove just the opposite,” Artem Asatryan noted.

Among other things the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Artem Asatryan underscored that Mr. Kocharyan can be proud to be the founder of the accumulative pension system.