The agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of the prevention and liquidation of emergency situations

of July 17, 1998

The State Parties of this agreement which further are referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the purposes and the principles of the Contract on eternal friendship between the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan of January 10, 1997;

in view of interdependence of ecological systems of the region and possibility of emergency situations which effects cannot be liquidated by forces and means of one of the Parties, and also the need for the coordinated actions of the State Parties caused by it;

wishing to extend the developing regional cooperation to rendering necessary assistance to affected parties in case of emergency situations on the basis of international law;

recognizing need of joint use of rescue forces, material, medical, food, financial and information resources for implementation of actions for the prevention and mitigation of consequences of emergency situations;

supporting efforts of the UN in the field of international assistance in case of emergency situations, and also aiming to make contribution to forming and effectiveness of the contractual legal base in this area,

agreed as follows:

Article 1. Scope of application

This agreement is applied to the prevention and the liquidation of the emergency situations posing hazard to life and human health or involving significant material damage which cannot be liquidated by forces and means of one of the Parties.

This agreement establishes framework of the coordinated help of the Parties in case of emergency situations.

Article 2. Determinations

For the purposes of this agreement the following concepts are used:

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