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Finland, Norway to Conduct Observation Flights over Russia – Defense Ministry RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED 11.08.2014 Delegations from Finland and Norway will conduct an observation flight over Russia under the Treaty on Open Skies, Sergei Ryzhkov, the head of the Russian National Center for Reducing Nuclear Threat, said Monday. “From August 11 to 15 under the Treaty on Open Skies a joint delegation of Norway and Finland will be conducting an observation flight over the territory of the Russian Federation,” he said. The Treaty on Open Skies was signed on March 24, 1992, in Helsinki and currently applies to 34 countries. It entered into force 10 years later in 2002. The treaty establishes a regime of unarmed aerial observation flights over the entire territory of its participants. The treaty is designed to enhance mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants a direct role in gathering information about areas of concern to them. Other news: Rosatom Says Has Enough Uranium for a Century Rosatom is in the second place by Uranium reserves in the world. Ex-TEPCO Executives to Face Criminal Charges Over Fukushima Disaster The decision of the 11-member public panel concerns Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of TEPCO at the time of the disaster, and two former vice presidents – Sakae Muto and Ichiro Takekuro. Russian, Chinese Companies Sign Memorandum to Build Floating Nuclear Plants The memorandum was signed by Dzhomart Aliev and CNNC New Energy President Tianlin Qian. |
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