On 23 November, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Vladimir Bulgak, and Industrial Affairs European Commissioner Martin Bangemann, signed a Joint Declaration on cooperation between the European Union and Russia in the field of the Information Society. This Joint Declaration should intensify the cooperation of the public sector in Information Society matters, such as telecommunications and electronic commerce, and encourage joint initiatives for the use of information and communication technologies in the private sector.
Created: 11 January 1999
Updated: 11 January 1999