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YEREVAN. – “I am against” civil initiative opposing new pension law will continue the struggle using the entire arsenal of civil disobedience, initiative member Harutyunan Aghlamazyan told reporters on Thursday.

In turn, other member Vahagn Avakyan said their actions will be in accordance will law. Besides, the initiative plans to continue cooperation with four non-coalition parliamentary political parties.

“We are ready to work with the four forces opposing anti-social law. As to premier's invitation to dialogue, we are ready for it if our demands are met,” Aghlamazyan emphasized.

They said the initiative will hold a rally on April 12, but the place and exact time are not specified.

The Constitutional Court (CC) on Wednesday deemed unconstitutional a whole series of articles in the new Law on Funded Pensions, which were contested with a lawsuit by the four non-ruling-coalition parliamentary factions.

The CC gave the parliament and the government until September 30 to amend the aforesaid law’s provisions that were considered unconstitutional. In addition, all the mandatory pension deductions which already were made shall be reviewed.

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