The agreement between the Government of the Kyrgvzsky Republic and Pravtiyelstvy of the Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of inofrmation

of January 13, 1999

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

based on cultural proximity and traditional friendship of the people of two states, attaching great value to strengthening of mutual understanding between them,

being guided by provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966,

proceeding from the provisions of the Final act of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe of 1975 and the subsequent documents of OSCE concerning cooperation in the field of information and the humanitarian sphere

according to article 4 of the Agreement on creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States of 1991 providing assistance to broad information exchange and need of the conclusion of agreements in the specified area of interaction

confirming the commitment to provisions of the Agreement on cooperation in the field of information of state members of the CIS signed on October 9, 1992 in Bishkek

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties will promote creating favorable conditions for wide and free dissemination of information for the purpose of further increasing knowledge of life of the people of their states.

Article 2

Each of the Parties will promote broad and free exchange of information between information services (agencies) and the editorial offices of mass media, will not interfere with distribution in the territory of its state of products of mass media which are registered and operate on legal causes in the state of other Party provided that distribution of the data and materials forming such products does not contradict requirements of its national legal system.

Each of the Parties will not interfere with distribution of messages and information of diplomatic and other official representations of the state of other Party.

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