21.   Ruling party lawmakers increased pensions and retirement perks on Tuesday for President Robert Mugabe, his two deputies and their families.

22.   The pensioners also announced protest rallies if the government does not increase their pensions.

23.   Yeltsin said he would soon issue a decree increasing pensions.

24.   He proposed that lawmakers instead pool efforts with the government to develop a time frame to increase pensions gradually and to work out an increase based on budget realities.