“In a society where people live up to 90 years, retirement at the age of 70 appears to be normal. In such a society people are confident that with the high level of health care and proper attention to their own health after retirement they have many years to rest, travel around the world and spend time with grandchildren,” the president said.However, Russian presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said the country might need to increase the retirement age in several years.
“It’s not so simple here. And this is why we cannot just copy Western pension systems. Our life standards are different. And the average life expectancy is different too,” he added.
Source: ITAR-TASS "Medvedev says no plans to raise retirement age in Russia in near futurŠµ" (November 11, 2010)
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