OREANDA-NEWS. April 11, 2011. The Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Social Affairs Hakob Hakobyan the committee members Gagik Melikyan, Sukias Avetisyan, Marzpetuni Manukyan and Mkhitar Harutyunyan met with the head of the World Bank Armenia Office Jean-Michel Happi and the responsible of the World Bank Armenia External Affairs Office Vigen Sargsyan.

At the meeting issues concerning the improvement of the pension system, which had launched in the republic and the civil servants’ salaries were discussed.

The Committee Chairman was interested in the programmes of the World Bank envisaging rise of the civil servants’ salaries. According to him, the civil servants’ insufficient salaries promotes the outflow of the qualified staff members from the system and increases the corruption risks, which in its turn hits the efficient work of the system.

Sharing the sounded views, the head of the World Bank Armenia Office Jean-Michel Happi noted that in relation to the improvement of the pension system and the civil servants’ salaries the World Bank envisaged implementing missions.

Mr Jean-Michel Happi noted that the issue of the salaries had been discussed with the Government, by now the salaries being envisaged for some posts are discussed. At the meeting the sides touched upon other issues and highlighted the further cooperation.