PUBLIC COUNCIL AS A MEANS FOR LAUNCHING DIALOGUE BETWEEN DIFFERENT LAYERS OF SOCIETY
armradio.am
27.05.2008 15:51
RA President Serzh Sargsyan attaches great importance to the formation
of the Public Council and its future role. In the formation of
the Public Council the President sees the launching of dialogue
between different layers of society for coordination of views and
approaches. RA President’s Spokesman Samvel Farmanyan said during
today’s briefing that the President’s Staff has been instructed to
organize discussions with all interested parties – political and
public organizations, specialized companies and intellectuals to form
a working group.
Samvel Farmanyan clarified that the in the current stage the matter
refers to listening to the opinions of different parties on forming
the working group. The process will be completed within the coming
4-5 days and proposals on the formation of the working group will be
presented to the President. According to him, one factor is important
here: "the Public Council is the property of the society" and the
more level of society are represented in it, the better.
Samvel Farmanyan noted also that the expectations from the Public
Council are great, and it is pleasant that the President’s initiative
received a broad public response: hundreds of letters, proposals are
arriving every day. The President’s Staff will try to sum up these
and present the suggestions to the President in 4-5 days.
The President’s Spokesman called on citizens, the interested
organizations, the parliamentary and non-parliamentary forces,
specialized companies, individuals, intellectuals who want to get
involved in the formation of the working group to present opinions on
the formation of the Council. According to him, these can be useful
and contribute to the establishment of a correct structure that will
become a mechanism of coordinating all opinions and approaches and
finding the shortest and most effective solutions to the problems
the country faces.
The name of the structure still needs to be clarified. The names
"Public Chamber" and "Public Council" are being discussed.