Press secretary of Armenian president urges public to take part in forming working group for public council

YEREVAN, May 29. /ARKA/. The Press Secretary of Armenian President Samvel Farmanian urges all interested people, off-parliament forces and organizations to take part in setting up a working group on formation of the Public Council.

The working group will facilitate formation of the Council in a proper manner to make it a place where stands and approaches meet for finding the shortest ways and efficient solutions to the existing problems, he said.

Farmanian reminded that Armenian President assigned its administration to discuss formation of the working group with all involved parties within 10 days. Respective proposals are to be submitted to the president within the next 4-5 days, the Press Secretary said.

The more different stands are represented in the Council, the more is the benefit for the public, Farmanian said. He also pointed out that later the working group will determine the name of the organization to be set up (Public Council or Public Chamber), its regulations and the basic functions.

Earlier, the Advisor to Armenian President Garnik Isagulian said that the Public Council will involve representatives of parliament and off-parliament forces, public organizations, ex-presidents, presidential contenders in the last elections and workers of culture, science and sports.

The Public Council of Armenia is expected to consider all issues of state importance, to analyze laws and presidential decrees. N.V. –0--