The agreement between the governments of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on interaction in case of assistance in liquidation of emergency situations

of October 26, 2005

The governments of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, being participants of this agreement (daleestorona),

understanding danger which is born by emergency situations,

recognizing that the cooperation in the field of the prevention and liquidation of emergency situations will help welfare and safety of state members Shanghai the organizations of cooperation,

proceeding from interdependence of ecological systems of gosudarstvchlen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization requiring carrying out coordinated policy according to the prevention and liquidation of emergency situations, and also the organization of monitoring of the surrounding environment

in view of possibility of emergency situations which cannot be liquidated by forces and means of one of the Parties, and also the need for the coordinated actions of the Parties caused by it for the purpose of the prevention and liquidation of emergency situations,

wishing to extend the principles of regional cooperation to the aid in case of emergency situation and making common efforts for ensuring the effective and coordinated help to affected population,

supporting efforts of the United Nations and other international organizations for international assistance in emergency situations,

proceeding from the principles of humanity,

agreed as follows:

Article 1. Determinations

The concepts used in this agreement have the following values:

"the requesting Party" - the Party which appeals to other Parties about the direction of groups on assistance, equipment and materials of providing;

"the providing Party" - the Party which grants request of the requesting Party for the direction of groups on assistance, equipment and materials of providing;

"competent authority" - the state body appointed by each of the Parties for management and coordination of the works connected with implementation of this agreement;

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