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25 April 2016, 18:41

Minsk conference calls for advancing Chernobyl cooperation to new level after 2016

MINSK, 25 April (BelTA) – It is necessary to advance cooperation in Chernobyl affairs to a new level after 2016 under the aegis of the United Nations Organization. The statement is part of the resolution adopted by participants of the international conference “Chernobyl 30 years later. From an emergency to the revival and sustainable social and economic development of the affected territories” in Minsk on 25 April, BelTA has learned.

The resolution reads that after 2016 it is necessary to make the transition to a new stage of Chernobyl cooperation under the UN aegis on the basis of multilateral interaction and efforts of the partnerships established in 1986-2016.

“We call upon the UN member states and their partners to work out and support an international initiative in favor of securing the Sustainable Development Goals in Chernobyl-affected areas through partnership, innovations, and investments after 2016. We suggest the United Nations Development Program should coordinate the initiative's implementation,” the document reads.

Participants of the forum noted the progress Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine had achieved in overcoming consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. They believe it is of principal importance to continue international cooperation for the sake of studying, alleviating and minimizing Chernobyl aftereffects.

The resolution reads it is important to share experience in this area, including by using the Polesie state ecological reserve as an international research site.

The document also lists priorities of international cooperation on Chernobyl affairs for the next few years. In particular, it is necessary to continue working together on the rehabilitation and sustainable development of the affected areas. It is necessary to distribute unique knowledge and share cutting-edge experience of overcoming consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. Apart from that, it is necessary to bolster the healthcare system for the sake of protecting the health of the people that live in Chernobyl-affected areas.

Participants of the Minsk forum believe it is necessary to rehabilitate and reclaim agricultural lands and forest lands in the alienated and resettled areas for the sake of making organic products.

The conference took place in Minsk on 25 April and involved representatives of Belarus, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, China, Japan and other countries as well as international organizations: the World Health Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, UNICEF and UNFPA.

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