Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Tomenko has set a task for the members of the Council on Advertising Issues that starting January 1, 2006, advertising of alcohol and tobacco should "disappear from the streets of Ukraine." \n \nHe said this during a Council meeting on Wednesday, according to the vice prime minister's press service. \n \n"For many years, representatives of the advertising business have been making money on the health of Ukrainians, but now it is time for advertisers to think about society as well. Next year Ukrainians will see more social advertising," said Tomenko. \n \nAt the Council meeting, the main problems in the field of advertising were discussed and several working groups were created to address them. \n \nIn particular, as the press service notes, it was decided to create a working group on the issue of restricting advertising of alcoholic beverages on television. Specialists were given the task of preparing amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" for consideration by the Cabinet of Ministers. \n \nTomenko emphasized that "we must do everything so that the Verkhovna Rada adopts such changes, despite the fact that among the people's deputies there are many representatives of the outdoor advertising business." \n\nA working group was also created to prepare proposals for resolving problematic issues related to advertising of medicinal products. Another group will work on addressing the problems of social advertising and promoting Ukraine's tourist destinations. \n \nThe working groups included representatives of the State Committee for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting, NTKU, and other specialists in the advertising industry.