Livanov said of the agreement with the United States on cooperation in the field of science – RIA Novosti

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – RIA Novosti. Russia hopes to extend the agreement with the United States on cooperation in science and technology, said the Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Livanov.

“We it is important to extend the agreement, which creates a legal framework for scientific cooperation between our countries “, – said Livanov, speaking at the Kennan Institute in Washington.

According to him, the Agreement shall cease to have effect in December, but negotiations on the its extension will be held on Saturday.

The relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated over the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July 2014 the EU and the United States from the point of sanctions against certain individuals and companies have moved to the measures against whole sectors of the Russian economy, in particular, the defense industry and high technology.