DEPUTY Minister for Science and Technology Dr Aung Zeya attended the second day of the 5th International Scientific and Practical Conference, “Global Biosecurity Challenges, Problems, and Solutions,” held on 11 June at the Novotel Hotel in Sochi, Russian Federation.
The Deputy minister participated in a seminar titled “New Opportunities and Emerging Risks of Technology in the Context of Biosecurity: Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Biology,” alongside experts from the Institute of Virology, the Department of Bioorganic Research, the Department of Microorganisms, the Department of Molecular Mechanisms, and the Central Research Institute for the Prevention and Control of Chemical and Biological Hazards.
He also attended Session 6 of the conference, titled “International and Regional Cooperation under Article X of the BTWC,” which featured a panel discussion with officials from various BTWC-related organizations in Russia, China, the Asia-Pacific region, and Africa. Additionally, he joined Plenary Session II, held in the Amphitheatre, titled “Innovations for Regional and Global Biosecurity”.
At the closing ceremony, coordinators of the six sessions summarized the discussion outcomes, and Mr Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, delivered the closing speech. — MNA/TH
