Russia will withdraw from the International Scientific-Technical Center (ISTC) agreement, according to a Russian presidential order published on Monday.
The ISTC is an intergovernmental organization promoting business ties between scientists and researchers from Russia, Georgia, and other CIS countries, on the one hand, their colleagues in Canada, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Norway and the United States, on the other.
"ISTC facilitates international science projects and assists the global scientific and business community to source and engage with Russian and CIS institutes that develop or possess an excellence of scientific know-how," the ISTC says on its website.
Russia signed the ISTC agreement in 1992.
President Dmitry Medvedev issued the order to terminate the ISTC agreement on August 11. The agreement will become null and void for Russia six months after all the remaining members have been informed of the decision.
No reason has been given for the decision.
MOSCOW, August 16 (RIA Novosti)
