The Mazhilis, Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament, has ratified the agreement originally signed by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in May 2022 to collaborate in combating the spread of infectious animal diseases. The agreement includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia and Belarus.
«Ratifying this agreement will allow the parties to pool resources, enhancing laboratory diagnostics for highly dangerous animal diseases and expanding national collections of microorganisms (strains),» stated the Mazhilis press service.
Through joint research, the participating countries aim to develop medicines, diagnostics and treatments for animal diseases. Additionally, the collaboration is expected to...