AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of December 25, 2013

About cooperation in the field of ensuring the international information security

The government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus which further are referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the Agreement on creation of the Union State of December 8, 1999,

noting significant progress in development and implementation of the latest information and communication technologies and means creating global information space

expressing concern in the threats connected with use opportunities in civil and military spheres of such technologies and means for the purpose of, not compatible to tasks of ensuring the international security and stability

attaching importance to the international information security as one of crucial elements of system of the international security,

being convinced that further deepening of trust and development of interaction of the Parties concerning ensuring the international information security are the imperative need and are equitable to their interests,

in view of important role of information security in providing the rights and fundamental freedoms of man and citizen,

considering the General Assembly resolutions "Achievements in the field of Informatization and Telecommunications in the context of the International Security",

aiming to limit threats of the international information security, to provide interests of information security of the Parties and to make contribution to forming of the international information circle of which are characteristic the world, cooperation and harmony,

wishing to create legal and organizational basis of cooperation of the Parties in the field of ensuring the international information security,

agreed as follows:

Article 1. Basic concepts

For the purposes of interaction of the Parties during the course of performance of this agreement the basic concepts which List is given in Appendix No. 1, being integral part of this agreement are used.

Article 2. The main threats in the field of ensuring the international information security

When implementing cooperation according to this agreement of the Party proceed from availability of the following main threats in the field of ensuring the international information security:

1) development and use of information weapon, preparation and conducting information war;

2) information terrorism;

3) information crime;

4) use of dominant position in information space to the detriment of interests and safety of other states;

5) distribution of information doing harm to social and political and social and economic systems, the spiritual, moral and cultural circle of other states;

6) the threats to safe and stable functioning of global and national information infrastructures having natural and (or) technogenic nature.

The approved understanding is reflected by the Parties of being of the specified main threats in the List of the main threats in the field of the international information security, their sources and signs provided by Appendix No. 2, being integral part of this agreement.

Article 3. Main directions of cooperation

Taking into account the main threats specified in Article 2 of this agreement, the Party, their authorized representatives, and also competent authorities of the states of the Parties which are determined according to Article 5 of this agreement perform cooperation in the field of ensuring the international information security in the following main directions:

1) determination, approval and implementation of necessary joint efforts in the field of ensuring the international information security;

2) creation of monitoring system and joint response to the threats arising in this area;

3) development of joint efforts on development of rules of international law in the field of restriction of distribution and use of the information weapon creating threats of defense capability, homeland and public security;

4) counteraction to threats of use of information and communication technologies in the terrorist purposes;

5) counteraction of information crime;

6) conducting examinations, researches and estimates, necessary for the purposes of this agreement, in the field of ensuring information security;

7) assistance to ensuring safe, stable functioning and internationalization of management of Internet network;

8) ensuring information security of crucial objects of the states of the Parties;

9) development and implementation of the joint efforts of trust promoting ensuring the international information security;

10) development and implementation of coordinated policy on use of the digital signature (digital signature) and information security, including personal data protection, in case of cross-border information exchange;

11) exchange of information about the legislation of the states of each of the Parties concerning ensuring information security;

12) enhancement of international legal base and practical mechanisms of cooperation of the Parties in ensuring the international information security;

13) creation of conditions for interaction of competent authorities of the states of the Parties for the purpose of implementation of this agreement;

14) interaction within the international organizations and forums for problems of ensuring the international information security;

15) experience exchange, training of specialists, carrying out working meetings, conferences, seminars and other forums of authorized representatives and experts of the Parties in information security field;

16) exchange of information on the questions connected with implementation of cooperation in the main directions listed in this Article;

17) forming and implementation of the military policy approved within the Union State in the field of the international information security.

The parties or competent authorities of the states of the Parties can according to the mutual arrangement determine other directions of cooperation.

Article 4. General cooperative principles

1. The parties perform cooperation and the activities in the international information space within this agreement so that both the cooperation, and activities promoted social and economic development, were compatible to tasks of maintenance of the international security and stability and nonuses of force, non-interference to internal affairs, respect of the rights and fundamental freedoms of the person, and also to the principles of bilateral cooperation and non-interference to information resources of the states of the Parties met the conventional principles and rules of international law, including the principles of peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts.

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