MINSK, 21 April (BelTA) – The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus approved the ratification of the memorandum of understanding between the Belarus government and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the joint project for disposing of the stockpiled reserves of liquid rocket fuel components on 21 April, BelTA has learned.
Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov explained that the ratification of the memorandum will allow reducing safety risks for the Republic of Belarus due to excessive stockpiles of poor-quality rocket fuel.
The memorandum was signed in Minsk on 16 June 2015. Belarus still has over 408.7 tonnes of AK-27i rocket fuel oxidant that was made in 1984 and earlier, nearly 194 tonnes of TG-0.2 rocket fuel that was made in 1989 and earlier, and about 96 tonnes of TM-185 product that was made in 1985 and earlier.
A considerable part of these reserves is past their expiry date. The reserves are supposed to be disposed of by 3 December 2016. The Belarusian Defense Minister noted that the OSCE had already decided on the project's financing.
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