According to the RA Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the NA Civil Contract Faction nominated Gohar Mamikonyan for the vacant position of a member of the Commission on TV and Radio.
On April 26, the deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Narek Babayan presented the candidate’s biographical data and professional work experience at the sitting of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport .
Gohar Mamikonyan is a political scientist and a public administration specialist by profession. She lectured at YSU Chair of Public Administration. She also worked in international organizations. She has been the Head of the Department for Youth Policy, Supplementary and Continuing Education of the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports since 2021.
“It is a great responsibility to be nominated as a candidate for a member of the Commission on TV and Radio,” Gohar Mamikonyan noted. She added that she will try to use the experience and knowledge gained in the field of education management to improve the work done in the Commission.
According to her, it is through the development of leadership and teamwork skills that state and public service bodies are able to act in the public interest.
The candidate presented her observations on the status and principles of the activity of public broadcasters, proposing to provide additional opportunities for public and private broadcasters to implement programmes that are important for the state, as well as to receive additional points, setting certain obligations.
Gohar Mamikonyan answered to the deputies’ questions too.
Touching upon the fight against the spread of swearing through media, the candidate has noted that internet channels, which have all the components of audio-visual media, are not regulated by law. According to her, there is a need to regulate the issue by law.
As a result of voting, pursuant to the Law the NA Rules of Procedure, the Committee will nominate Gohar Mamikonyan for the vacant position of a member of the Commission on TV and Radio.