Forcibly displaced Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians to receive pensions,  benefits 

ArmInfo. Forcibly displaced Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians must have all social guarantees in Armenia, RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan stated on November 21, presenting amendments to the laws "On State Pensions" and "On State Benefits" in the National Assembly of the  Republic of Armenia.

According to him, in essence, the Cabinet of Ministers proposes to  equalize the rights of internally displaced persons and refugees.  This means that a person, regardless of whether he is a citizen of a  foreign country or a stateless person, is entitled to receive  pensions. However, taking into account the large number of internally  displaced persons, the package proposes to grant the RA government  the right to apply a number of features in the implementation of this  right. In particular, when calculating state pensions, the length of  service acquired during work in Nagorno-Karabakh will be taken into  account.

The government will determine the rules for calculating pensions of  forcibly displaced persons. Pensions in Armenia will be received by  those refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh who already received them in  their homeland. At the same time, the RA government will be given the  right to establish the size and procedure for calculating pensions  for those newly applying for them. It is also envisaged to begin  paying military pensions for those employees of the Artsakh defense  department, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Rescue Service and  the Service for the Execution of Judicial Acts who already received  it in their homeland.

As for benefits, as the minister noted, they will be paid in  accordance with the approved procedure for old age, loss of a  breadwinner, etc. The Cabinet of Ministers, by its decision, will  determine the procedure for paying benefits for birth and child care.  To implement projects, it is planned to update the database.