18.05.2018
67th meeting of the joint board of the Committee of the Union State on hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring
The 67th meeting of the joint board of the Committee of the Union State on hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring was held in Minsk in the building of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from May 17 to May 18. The meeting was chaired by Maksim Yakovenko, the head of Roshydromet, and Roman Labaznov, the head of the Belhydromet of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus.
Chairman of the Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia on environmental issues, nature management and liquidation of the consequences of accidents Galina Filippovich, Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Agybay Smagulov, First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus Iya Malkina were participated in the event, as well as the Adviser of the Social Policy Department of the Department of Social Policy and Information Support of the Standing Committee and the Union State Irina Lukyanova, consultant of the representation of the Standing Committee of the Union State in Minsk Natalia Kononova and others.
In welcome speech to the participants of the meeting, First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus Iya Malkina stressed: "The joint board of the Committee of the Union State for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring was a unique platform for interaction between the two services for a long time that influence on the development of hydrometeorological activities in Belarus and Russia".
"The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus highly appreciates the development of bilateral cooperation between the hydrometeorological services of Belarus and Russia, and joint activities within the framework of the Committee of the Union State on hydrometeorology and of environmental monitoring is inherently unique and can serve as an example for the national hydrometeorological services of other countries "- noted Ms. Malkina.
During the two days of the work the boards’ members of the Committee discussed the status of the implementation of the Union State program "Development of the Hydrometeorological Safety System of the Union State for 2017-2021" in 2017, as well as educational project of the Union State in the field of hydrometeorology, experience in meteorological services in Russia and Belarus of major international sporting events, organization of interaction with the owners of "non-state" observation networks, as well as a number of other issues stipulated by the agenda of the meeting.
