'Today we are holding local consultations. We are to prepare a draft concept for amendments to the legislation on local self-government and local state administrations. Later we are to hold a large-scale discussion with local governments, people's deputies and the relevant Parliamentary Committee. We will arrange a number of joint events raising awareness of this subject with associations of local governments. We expect international technical assistance projects to help in the discussion's conduct, especially those that have their own divisions in oblasts. As soon as a large-scale discussion is over, we will present a final version of the conceptual amendments, to further launch the preparation of these amendments,' said Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development Vyacheslav Nehoda.