Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed the law on the ratification
of the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and Mongolian
government on the prevention of the emergencies and dealing with their
consequences.

The agreement was signed in Kyiv on June 29, 2011. It defines the form of
cooperation in organizing and carrying out monitoring of the environment,
predicting emergencies and estimating their consequences, the risks of
environmental pollution and damage to people”s health because of possible
pollution caused by emergencies.

The agreement foresees types of aid to save people, protect the environment,
logistical and maintenance support by subdivisions for rendering urgent aid and
providing medical services to those injured in an accident. The agreement also
envisages an exchange of information to conduct search and rescue operations to
deal with the consequences of disaster both natural and human-caused.

The Verkhovna Rada ratified this document on July 4, 2012.