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Belarusian-Russian achievements in science, technology lauded
MINSK, 29 June (BelTA) – Belarus and Russia have made great advances in science and technology, Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin said as he took part in the panel discussion “Improving interaction between Russia and Belarus in implementing Union State programs and science and technology projects within the framework of international treaties” of the 8th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 29 June, BelTA has learned.
“Since the signing of the Union State Treaty, we have made great advances and strengthened ties in science, technology, and education. Scientific and educational matters are of great importance because they are about intellectual and creative potential that determines our ability to respond to new challenges and ensure our countries’ sovereignty, competitiveness, and leading positions in the world,” Grigory Karasin said.
According to him, cooperation in research, science and technology holds a prominent position in the system of international relations and is based on bilateral and multilateral interstate agreements and intergovernmental agreements in the field of science and innovations. “The main goal of this cooperation is to create a common scientific and technological space of Belarus and Russia, which provides for harmonizing national laws in science and technology, creating equal opportunities for work of Belarusian and Russian scientists in the Union State, conducting joint research and developing solutions in priority areas for the two countries. These areas include information technology, electronics, new materials, chemical procedures, ecology, rational use of natural resources, living systems technology that help solve the most burning social problems that affect everyone, prevention and treatment of the most widespread and dangerous diseases as well as ways to improve the effectiveness of agriculture,” Grigory Karasin noted. “Russia and Belarus are developing a multifunctional space system of the Union State together. Enterprises of the space industries of the two countries have established close ties. The countries use a joint integrated space system of remote sensing of the Earth,” he added.
The 8th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia kicked off on 29 June and will be running through 1 July. Its main events will be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Five panel discussions will take place on the first day of the forum, 29 June, and will focus on the following topics: Belarus-Russia cooperation in science and education in the era of ‘big challenges' and digital technologies; the role of digitalization in the formation of a single scientific and technological space of the Union State; interaction between Russia and Belarus in implementing Union State programs and science and technology projects within the framework of international treaties; law and digitalization in the Union State: prospects and avenues of development; online youth: the digital environment of the future.
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