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To improve disaster response in the Central Asian region, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan ratified a joint agreement to cooperate on aerial search and rescue missions that could cross borders.
In February 2024, the Kazakh Parliament passed a law titled “On the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic on cooperation in aviation search and rescue.”
“The goals of the agreement are to strengthen cooperation between the search and rescue services of the two countries, share information on aircraft accidents, and take measures to search for crashed aircraft, passengers and crews, conduct joint exercises of search and rescue services of both sides, and the exchange of information and experience,” Kazakh Minister of Transportation Marat Karabayev said.
Search and rescue operations comply with standards and recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The signatories of the agreement will also conduct joint search and rescue drills and share information and expertise. In addition, the agreement encourages mutual assistance upon request from either party during search and rescue missions.
Sources: Vlast.kz, Inform.kz, Trend.az