Contract between the Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus on the equal rights of citizens

of December 25, 1998

The Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, hereinafter referred to as "Contracting parties",

for the purpose of increase in level of living of the people, creating favorable conditions for all-round harmonious development of the personality, providing the equal rights of citizens of the Union in the territory of each of the Parties,

relying on aspiration of the people to unification,

in pursuance of the purposes and tasks assigned to the Union of Belarus and Russia by the Charter of the Union of Belarus and Russia

based on the Agreement on the Union of Belarus and Russia of April 2, 1997 and developing its provisions for the purpose of further rapprochement of the people and ensuring efficient integration in different spheres of the state and public life, agreed as follows:

Article 1

Citizens of Russia and Belarus have the equal rights to choose and be elected to elected bodies of the Union.

Article 2

Citizens of Russia and Belarus have the equal rights to participation in economic activity in the territories of Contracting Parties.

Article 3

Citizens of Russia and Belarus have the equal civil laws and freedoms as it is provided by legislations of Contracting Parties.

Article 4

Contracting parties provide availability and the equal rights of citizens in receipt of secondary, secondary vocational, higher and postgraduate professional education. Entrants arrive in educational institutions on the basis of the existing Regulations of Admission.

Article 5

Exchange of premises between citizens of Russia and Belarus is performed freely according to the national legal system and is the basis for issue of permissions to permanent residence to them in the territories of Contracting Parties.

Article 6

Contracting parties provide the equal right of their citizens to acquisition, ownership, use and the order of property in the territories.

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