Representatives of ministries concerned and other national public institutions, as well as of the national center of the Aarhus Convention of the United Nations on ensuring public participation in the discussion of issues related to the environment, including biosafety issues, and of public organizations dealing with environmental protection in the Republic of Belarus were invited to participate in the discussion of issues of legal regulation of genetic engineering activities and efficiency in the field of biosafety, as well as in the development of proposals for promoting comprehensive implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Convention on Biological Diversity at the national level.
The organizers of the event expressed confidence that the multilateral dialogue would allow to identify practical steps to integrate biosafety issues into national strategic and research plans.