Affirming that such co-operation can be developed and implemented bi- laterally and multilaterally at the governmental and non-governmental levels, for example, through inter-governmental and other agreements, international programmes, co-operative projects and commercial channels, while utilising also various forms of contacts, including direct and individual contacts,
Aware of the need to take measures further to improve scientific and techno- logical co-operation between them,
Possibilities for improving co-operation
Recognise that possibilities exist for further improving scientific and techno- logical co-operation, and to this end, express their intention to remove obstacles to such co-operation, in particular through:
the improvement of opportunities for the exchange and dissemination of scientific and technological information among the parties interested in scientific and technological research and co-operation including information related to the organisation and implementation of such co-operation;
the expeditious implementation and improvement in organisation, including programmes, of international visits of scientists and specialists in connec- tion with exchanges, conferences and co-operation;
the wider use of commercial channels and activities for applied scientific and technological research and for the transfer of achievements obtained in this field while providing information on and protection of intellectual and industrial property rights;
Fields of co-operation
Consider that possibilities to expand co-operation exist within the areas given below as examples, noting that it is for potential partners in the participating countries to identify and develop projects and arrangements of mutual interest and benefit:
Agriculture. Research into new methods and technologies for increasing the productivity of crop cultivation and animal husbandry; the application of chemistry to agriculture; the design, construction and utilisation of agricultural machinery; technologies of irrigation and other agricultural land improvement works;
Energy. New technologies of production, transport and distribution of energy aimed at improving the use of existing fuels and sources of hydroenergy, as well as research in the field of new energy sources, including nuclear, solar and geothermal energy;
New technologies, rational use of resources. Research on new technologies and equipment designed in particular to reduce energy consumption and to minimise or eliminate waste;
Transport technology. Research on the means of transport and the technology applied to the development and operation of international, national and urban transport networks including container transport as well as transport safety;
Physics. Study of problems in high energy physics and plasma physics; research in the field of theoretical and experimental nuclear physics;
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