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The President had a meeting with the members of the Public Council today.

The RA Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan, the President of the Public Council on Television and Radio Grigor Amalyan, the President of the National TV and Radio Council Aleksan Harutyunyan and the General Architect of Yerevan Narek Sargsyan were present at the meeting and presented clarifications regarding the reported issues and the policy exercised in the respective sectors.

As the Department of Public and Media Relations of the RA Presidential Administration informs the suggestions of the RA Public Council regarding the reforms of the Armenian TV programs within the agenda, the project of the strategic concept of development of civil society organizations in the RA, as well as the issue of replacing streaming fish-producing systems with semi-closed water use systems in Ararat valley were presented.

Among the discussed matters it was suggested to have a law on the RA Public Council. By the instruction of the RA President a working group will be established aimed at developing the draft, where the representatives of the RA National Assembly and the Government will be involved as well.

The suggestions of the Public Council connected with the improvements of the Armenian TV programs were presented to the RA President about the policy of the National TV programs, replacing commercial advertising on TV by social commercials, expanding the authority of the Public Council on TV and Radio, clearly specify the requirements to the TV channels and number of other issues connected with the field.

The RA President accepted the suggestion of the Public Council and established a working group, where the television, science, culture, public sector representatives will be involved and will work together on presenting the reform project.

Regarding another issue of the agenda for the effective management of water resources, particularly for regulating the issues of underground water extraction it was decided to instruct the Government to develop a relevant project with the National Council.

It was also decided to present the project on the concept of strategic development of civil society organizations in the RA for the Government discussion.

The members of the Public Council also discussed other issues of social importance during the meeting with the RA President.