The State Duma ratified the agreement on DOVS - an agreement on ordinary armed forces in Europe
The State Duma on Friday ratified the agreement on the adaptation of the contract on ordinary armed forces in Europe (DOVS), signed in November 1999 in Istanbul, Interfax reports. For this decision, 355 deputies voted, against - 28, two abstained. As noted in the explanatory note to the document, to date, out of 30 countries participating in Dovs, the agreement was ratified by Belarus and Ukraine. Meanwhile, for the entry into force of DOVS, its ratification is necessary by all participants.