ARF MP Ara Nranyan stated today that there were many pensioners in Armenia 65 years and older who are able and willing to work and said he personally supported the idea of pushing back the mandatory retirement age to 67. When asked by this reporter why the age for receiving pensions had been set at 63-67, when it was a known fact there are no jobs for most people in Armenia over the age of 60, MP Nranyan said that he was convinced that most people in this age bracket would prefer to work rather than sitting at home and collect the paltry pensions now afforded them. While supporting a later retirement age, MP Nranyan qualified his statement by saying that new employment must be created for these people in the private sector.