Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan presided over a sitting of the National Council for Sustainable Development.

Chairperson of the Association for Sustainable Development of Humanity NGO Karine Danielyan submitted a report on clarification of basic provisions and approaches of the Concept on Sustainable Development of Armenia within the framework of Rio+20 process, the RA governmental press service reported.

The RA bill on Application of Genetically Modified Organisms also was discussed during the sitting. The Prime Minister instructed members of the Council to submit in written form all the suggestions voiced during the sitting to the RA Ministry of Nature Protection to include them in the bill.

Participants of the sitting elected Karine Danielyan to the post of the Council Secretary. The Prime Minister instructed to support the newly elected Secretary in formation of another sitting’s agenda.