“By a signed decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, a decision was approved on the conclusion of an agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Union on the exchange of notes for the renewal of the agreement for the next five years,” the text says.

It is noted that the agreement between the Russian government and the European community on cooperation in science and technology was concluded on November 16, 2000 in Brussels.

Its action was extended in 2004, 2009 and 2014.