V. MANUKIAN SAYS THE PUBLIC COUNCIL TO HAVE A GREAT ROLE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY

ARMENPRESS
MARCH 25, 2009
YEREVAN

"On behalf of Public council a new institution is being established
in Armenia which will have a great importance for the future of the
country",- during today’s first press conference the coordinator of
the activity of 12 members of the public council Vazgen Manukian said.

According to his assessment, the Armenian president has made a
brave step establishing a new institution in Armenia. It will be
a consultation body affiliated to the Armenian president. After
some time the institution will prove the public that it is able to
settle issues. At that time there will be a necessity to set its
activity not by the president’s decree but by the law, and later it
may probably have a necessity to fix the activity of the institution
by the Constitution.

He informed that changes are prepared in the regulations of NA and the
government, in which it will be fixed that the public council can send
its representative on mission on each issue, who may deliver a speech,
present the opinion of the council and influence on making decisions.

The public council is not yet fully established. According to the
charter it consists of 36 people: the first 12 people have already
been appointed by the Armenian president, the next 12 are selected
by the public, the third 12 people are selected by already selected
and appointed 24 members.

After the public council has fully been formed the Armenian president
will appoint head of the institution. According to the charter the
12 people appointed by the president are tasked to form commissions
in 12 different spheres, which must themselves elect a president who
will automatically become members of the council.

By April 18 commission must be established in which exclusively
representatives of NGOs will be involved.