AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN AND GOVERNMENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

of September 5, 2017

About sci-tech cooperation

The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

in view of perspective development it is scientific - technical cooperation between the Parties, and also need of its further expansion, increase in number of the joint programs and projects which are of mutual interest

realizing contribution which can bring cooperation in the field of science and technologies in social and economic development of the states of the Parties,

being guided by the principles of equality and mutual advantage,

considering the available research and technological capacity of the states,

wishing to create reliable basis for cooperation in the field of new and high technologies which will stimulate use of the received results for the benefit of economic and social development of both countries,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties during implementation of this agreement are guided by the national legal system of the states and the commonly accepted regulations and the principles of international law.

Article 2

The parties according to the national legal system of the states develop cooperation in the following directions:

nanosystems and materials;

information and telecommunication technologies;

sciences about life;

agricultural sciences;

environmental protection and rational use of natural resources;

power and energy saving;

sciences about Earth, including seismology and geology;

other mutually agreed directions of cooperation.

Article 3

The cooperation in the directions specified in Article 2 of this agreement will be implemented in the following forms:

implementation of joint research programs, projects on creation and development of technologies;

forming of joint research teams, laboratories, and also the innovative organizations providing development of the new equipment and technologies;

carrying out joint scientific research, including field and expeditionary works, representatives of the state of one of the Parties in research establishments, higher education institutions, technoparks, libraries and the museums of the state of other Party;

mutual exchange of scientific and technical information, scientific magazines, literature and bibliographic editions;

exchange of scientists and specialists for carrying out joint surveys;

preparation, retraining, advanced training scientific and research and educational personnel, organization of training of scientists and specialists;

holding joint seminars, scientific conferences, working meetings;

and also other mutually agreed forms of cooperation.

Article 4

For coordination and implementation of provisions of this agreement by executive bodies of the Parties are:

on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan - the Agency on science and technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

on behalf of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic - the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Article 5

The parties encourage development of direct scientific and technical connections between the scientific institutions and the organizations participating in cooperation within this agreement.

Article 6

The parties will help equal and mutually advantageous sci-tech cooperation.

The rights to the protected results of intellectual activities created within carrying out it is scientific - research works, are subject to fixing to the authorized (competent) bodies or other organizations of the states of the Parties participating in accomplishment of research works.

Article 7

Financial and technical issues will be regulated on the basis of the separate agreements or contracts signed between the organizations of the states of the Parties responsible for realization of joint projects within this agreement.

Article 8

Matters of argument which can arise in case of implementation of this agreement are permitted by the Parties by carrying out consultations and negotiations.

Article 9

By mutual consent of the Parties changes and additions which are drawn up by the separate protocols which are integral parts of this agreement can be made to this agreement.

Article 10

This agreement becomes effective from the date of signing.

This agreement is effective within 5 (five) years and is automatically prolonged for the subsequent five-year periods if any of the Parties in writing does not notify through diplomatic channels other Party about the intention to terminate this agreement not later than six months before the termination of term of its action.

Cancellation of this agreement will not influence accomplishment of the joint projects, programs and other actions begun during action of this agreement, but not completed before the termination of term of its action if the Parties do not agree about other.

It is made in the city of Bishkek on September 5, 2017 in two authentic copies, everyone in the Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Russian languages, and all texts are equally authoritative.

In case of disagreements in interpretation of provisions of this agreement of the Party will be guided by the text in Russian.

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