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The document has been prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the Regulations on Drafting and Signing International Inter-Governmental Acts that are not International Treaties of the Russian Federation, approved by Government Resolution No 79 dated February 7, 2003.
The directive provides for the signing of the Exchange Programme between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Colombia in the field of culture, education and sport in 2013-2015 in accordance with the agreement between the two governments on cultural and scientific cooperation signed in Bogota on November 26, 1997.
The programme is not an international treaty and does not create any rights or obligations governed by international law. It contains no rules other than those stipulated by Russian law, and does not contradict previously signed international intergovernmental acts.
The programme is aimed at strengthening Russian-Colombian contacts and provides for increased cooperation in the field of culture, art, education, architecture, film making, media, publishing, and sport.