Union state information space development has been discussed in Minsk

In Belarusian capital the information policy meeting of Parliamentary Assembly Committee of Union of Belarus and Russia took place, in the course of which topical issues of Mass Media development within the scopes of Union State were discussed as well as some legal aspects of Union Parliament Committee activity.

In Belarusian capital the information policy meeting of Parliamentary Assembly Committee of Union of Belarus and Russia took place, in the course of which topical issues of Mass Media development within the scopes of Union State were discussed as well as some legal aspects of Union Parliament Committee activity.

Thus the committee took into consideration information from Union state Permanent Committee about the preparation of Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement about cooperation in the sphere of information and press, discussed the issues of “Soyuznoe veche” newspaper functioning, considered the project of regulations of Parliamentary Assembly committees and apart from that heard information about Union state broadcasting organization work.

In particular committee recommended Union Broadcasting Organization and Permanent Committee together with ministries and departments concerned to develop and to introduce to Supreme State Council and Union state Council of Ministers the package of documents, which define the system of pay of Broadcasting organization employees, status and legal safeguards of organization administrators.

Meanwhile as Irina Narkevich, the head of Permanent Committee social policy and information support Department, the administration of Broadcasting Organization did right when began its broadcasting without waiting for the entrance to the federal channels. Apart from that Broadcasting Organization board began to work, the results of Broadcasting organization work are heard annually at meetings of Union Council of Ministers that according to I.Narkevich tells about obvious success of Union State television.

As Franz Klintsevich, deputy chairman of Parliamentary Assembly Committee for information policy, deputy of State Duma, pointed out “in period of transition the role of Mass Media is increasing”, that is why it is important to cover not only Union State work, but also the work of Belarus and Russia apart as such information says about the interest of countries to each other.

Deputy State Secretary and Union state Permanent Committee member Vasili Hrol in his turn petitioned Parliamentary Assembly Council for awarding Broadcasting organization administration with Parliamentary Assembly letter of commendation.