Ukraine, Russia terminate treaty in information field

The corresponding document has been published on the official Internet portal of legal information of the Russian Federation.

"On April 20, 2018, the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of information signed in Moscow on February 27, 1998 was terminated," the statement said.

According to the agreement, the parties were obliged "to support, encourage and improve mutually beneficial cooperation between the media of both states, as well as between relevant agencies and organizations working in the field of mass media, the specific conditions and forms of which will be determined by the participants, including through the conclusion of direct agreements between them." In total, the document consisted of 13 articles.

The agreement was concluded for a period of five years and was to be "automatically renewed for the same said period if one of the parties does not send a notice of its intention to terminate the agreement to the other party six months before the end of the relevant period."

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