RUSSIAN, FINNISH, SWEDISH MILITARY TO CO-OPERATE IN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

MOSCOW, May 23 (AVN) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov has ordered the Defence Ministry to hold negotiations with defence agencies of Finland and Sweden and conclude agreements on co-operation in the environment protection sphere, the government information department reported on Wednesday.

The agreements in question are the memorandum on co-operation in the environment protection sphere between the Russian and Finnish Defence Ministries, and the agreement on co-operation in the environment protection sphere between the Russian Defence Ministry and the Swedish Armed Forces, the report said.