An international conference in Novopolotsk is dedicated to atmospheric air quality management

November 16, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. An international conference dedicated to the development of regional cooperation in the field of air quality management within the framework of the Eastern Partnership of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution will be held on November 16-17 in Novopolotsk. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Representatives of the environmental ministries of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution of the UNECE, research and design organizations, as well as experts and heads of nature-user enterprises will take part in the event. The conference participants will discuss the development of air protection activities in the four countries and their research support, the state of atmospheric air, and emission regulation. They will also consider the prospects for the implementation of the joint project of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia "Assistance in the Implementation and Ratification of Protocols to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution by Countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia" to form a coordinated position on the goals and plans of the convention's activities. On November 16, a declaration on holding a regular international conference of the eastern partnership countries on atmospheric air protection is planned to be signed. -0-