Kiev withdrew from the agreement on secret inventions of the Soviet era
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the opinion on the country's withdrawal from the Treaty on the non-disclosure of proprietary information related to Soviet inventions.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the opinion on the country's withdrawal from the Treaty on the non-disclosure of proprietary information related to Soviet inventions.
The document was signed on 4 June 1999 between Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The parties committed themselves " to ensure the secrecy regarding the Data available to them on secret inventions,