High-level scientific delegation from the Russian Federation visited Addis Ababa recently to discuss issues of educational, scientific and technical cooperation between two sisterly countries. Dr. Andrey Adrianov, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Dr. Yuri Dgebuadze, Director of Biological Department of the Academy had a meeting with Dr. Getahun Mekuria, Minister of Science and Technology of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
During the negotiations the counterparts reviewed the current state of collaboration in education and science and reaffirmed their interest in expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest. They welcomed the 30-year anniversary of the Joint Russian-Ethiopian Biological Expedition and discussed the roadmap for creating joint biological and zoological research centre in Ethiopia. Both sides signed the protocol for prolonging the existing agreement on scientific and technical cooperation.
Since its creation in 1987 the Joint Russian-Ethiopian Biological Expedition has achieved impressive results in studying bioresources, identifying new species for economic use, developing environment-related recommendations and providing assistance to training scientific personnel.
BY ADDISALEM MULAT
During the negotiations the counterparts reviewed the current state of collaboration in education and science and reaffirmed their interest in expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest. They welcomed the 30-year anniversary of the Joint Russian-Ethiopian Biological Expedition and discussed the roadmap for creating joint biological and zoological research centre in Ethiopia. Both sides signed the protocol for prolonging the existing agreement on scientific and technical cooperation.
Since its creation in 1987 the Joint Russian-Ethiopian Biological Expedition has achieved impressive results in studying bioresources, identifying new species for economic use, developing environment-related recommendations and providing assistance to training scientific personnel.
BY ADDISALEM MULAT
High-level scientific delegation from the Russian Federation visited Addis Ababa recently to discuss issues of educational, scientific and technical cooperation between two sisterly countries. Dr. Andrey Adrianov, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Dr. Yuri Dgebuadze, Director of Biological Department of the Academy had a meeting with Dr. Getahun Mekuria, Minister of Science and Technology of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
During the negotiations the counterparts reviewed the current state of collaboration in education and science and reaffirmed their interest in expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest. They welcomed the 30-year anniversary of the Joint Russian-Ethiopian Biological Expedition and discussed the roadmap for creating joint biological and zoological research centre in Ethiopia. Both sides signed the protocol for prolonging the existing agreement on scientific and technical cooperation.
Since its creation in 1987 the Joint Russian-Ethiopian Biological Expedition has achieved impressive results in studying bioresources, identifying new species for economic use, developing environment-related recommendations and providing assistance to training scientific personnel.
BY ADDISALEM MULAT
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