The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is ending its cooperation with Research Institutes (RIIs) in Russia and Belarus. The portal reports this Switzerland information.
The statement said, “The decision of the member countries of the organization to stop cooperation with Minsk and Moscow will primarily affect cooperation with Russian scientific institutes.”
It is stated that approximately 350 scientists collaborating with CERN are affiliated with Russian research institutes. It is stated that relations with Russian scientists working under other agreements unrelated to CERN and Russian research institutes will be maintained.
Previously Russian Vice President Andrei Fursenko statedHe said that foreign scientists did not want Russian experts to be removed from the projects of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and that there were not enough votes in favor of Russia during the voting.
CERN is the world’s largest laboratory for high energy physics. The organization consists of 20 states.
Russian scientists before offered It operates under a “neutral flag”.