
Biological safety issues occupy an important place on the international agenda, noted the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Biological security and countering threats occupy a key place on the international agenda, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said at a seminar on the BTWC.
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Russia pays special attention to cooperation with post-Soviet countries in the field of biological safety.
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Biological security and countering threats in this area occupy an important place on the international agenda, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.
The Russian side pays special attention to cooperation with post-Soviet countries in the field of biological safety.
Russia maintains regular contacts with the states of the post-Soviet space both on a bilateral basis and within the framework of the CSTO and the CIS.
MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Biological security and countering various threats in this area occupy an important place on the international agenda, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.
The Deputy Prime Minister addressed the participants of the seminar on national implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) in a video.
“Issues of ensuring biological safety and countering various threats in this area occupy an important place on the international agenda,” Golikova said in a video message.

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