Belarusian, Russian meteorologists to discuss cooperation, information sharing

Gomel will play host to a meeting of the working group on cooperation of the Belhydromet and Roshydromet as part of the cooperation of the Union State committee on hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring on 27 August, BelTA learnt from the press service of the oblast executive committee.

Partaking in the event will be heads of the meteorological departments of the two countries and directors of the hydrometeorology centers of Bryansk, Tver, Pskov and Smolensk Oblasts of the Russian Federation and all oblast hydrometeorology centers of Belarus. The participants of the meeting plan to discuss information sharing, hydrometeorological support of the economic sectors, monitoring and assessment of the environmental situation on cross-border water bodies, the Russian-Belarusian monitoring of the cross-border rivers of Smolensk Oblast.

The participants of the meeting are expected to the aviation meteorological station in Gomel to get familiar with the operation of the Doppler weather radar.