PROGRAMME
of Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cyprus in the Field of Science, Education and Culture for 2009-2012

This Programme on Cooperation in the Field of Science, Education and Culture for the period of 2009-2012 shall be implemented in accordance with the Agreement between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Republic of Cyprus on Cooperation in the Field of Science, Education and Culture dated May 24, 1972 and the Joint Political Declaration on Further Intensification of the Relations of Friendship and Comprehensive Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cyprus dated November 19, 2008.

I. Cooperation in the field of science

The main coordinators of cooperation in the field of science are:

from the Russian Party - the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation;

from the Cypriot Party - the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus.

1. The Parties shall encourage development of cooperation between scientific institutions and scientists of the two countries. In particular, the institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences and corresponding establishments of the Republic of Cyprus on the basis of reciprocity shall annually make an exchange of 4 (four) scientists for the period of up to 30 (thirty) days for each scientist in order to perform scientific work in the field of geology, archeology, history, Byzantium history, history of literature, linguistics and others.