Reference
The directive was prepared by the Ministry of Transport in accordance with the recommendations of Chapter 3 of Annex 12 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the legislations of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as international practice in concluding similar agreements.
The agreement sets out the establishment of an international legal framework of cooperation between the search and rescue agencies of the neighbouring states.
The implementation of the agreement on cooperation in aviation search and rescue signed between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will create the foundation for elaborating and developing a legal basis for bilateral relations and also sets out the conditions for future cooperation between the two countries in the area of aviation search and rescue.