BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
04/03/2007
Belarus,Russia exchange ratifications on social security pact
Moscow, March 1 (NNN-BELTA) Belarusian and Russian foreign ministers Sergei Martynov and Sergei Lavrov Wednesday exchanged ratification instruments of their bilateral social security co-operation agreement, representatives of the information and press department of the Russian foreign ministry told BelTA.
The ceremony took place in Moscow as part of Sergei Martynov's working visit to the Russian capital.
The agreement was signed by the presidents of Belarus and Russia at a session of the Union State Supreme State Council in Saint Petersburg in January 2006. The document will come into force on the 30th day after the ratification instruments have been exchanged.
The source noted that the agreement secures equal social security rights of Belarus and Russia citizens. The agreement regulates the payment of insurance contributions of the state mandatory social security. The agreement allows paying pensions to retired Russians and Belarusians if they migrate within the Union State.
The agreement is expected to resolve problems with the payment of retirement pensions, disability pensions, bereavement pensions, length-of-service pensions, social security pensions, temporary disability benefits, maternity benefits, unemployment benefits, employment injury benefits, occupational disease benefits, children's allowances and funeral grants.
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