YEREVAN. – Today, I have come out fighting and, together with my friends, I demand a review of the method for the calculation of the pensions of the Karabakh War veterans and the military servicemen.  

Karabakh War veteran, Reserve Colonel Volodya Avetisyan who, together with a dozen of his friends, declared a sit-in on Saturday in Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Liberty Square, stated the aforesaid on the same day (PHOTOS).

“We, the freedom fighters, have fulfilled our task: To protect the country and the people. We came out triumphant in the [Karabakh] war. Now, it is the [Armenian] government’s turn to do everything so that we come out triumphant this time, too. I did not become rich. My wealth is my six children, my family, and the Armenian nation. We, the freedom fighters, demand normal pension,” Avetisyan stated, and added that their sit-in will continue until May 14.            

To note, on Saturday morning, Volodya Avetisyan was summoned to Yerevan Police Department, where he met with Yerevan Police Chief Ashot Karapetyan. Upon his return from this talk, Avetisyan informed that they had a friendly conversation, during which he presented the demands of their sit-in. In Avetisyan’s words, the Police did not attempt to convince him not to stage this protest.