Galina Kulikova, the Vice Chief of the parliamentary committee for education, science, culture and information policy intends to initiate the draft law according to which alcohol and tobacco advertising on television, radio and billboards will be banned, informs AKIpress.

She believes that it is crucial to ban alcohol and tobacco advertising. Teachers and parents are also worried about the consequences of such advertising:

Whenever one turns on television, alcohol and tobacco are advertised there.

Kulikova notes that those wishing to buy vodka and cigarettes will do it without any advertisement. She hopes that other memebers of the Parliament will support her idea during the session of Parliament. She shares her thoughts:

Of course, there will be people who are very interested in tobacco and alcohol advertising, but there will be people who will be against this, since the bulk of MPs, especially women - mothers and wives - will support this initiative.

Well, assuming that some deputies have business connected with selling alcohol and tobacco, it is hard to imagine that the idea will actually be supported. Back in 2005, the administration bill “About advertising” to restrict the advertising of alcoholic and tobacco production on TV and radio from 9:00 AM to 21:00 PM was introduced. The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Felix Kulov signed the appropriate governmental decree on October 1. I cannot say that it came into full force.