Andrey Belyaninov welcomed the Conference of the ZATO Association

11/11/2021 21:00

Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly Andrei Belyaninov welcomed the participants of the Conference of the Interregional Public Organization "Association for Assistance to Citizens of Closed Administrative Territorial Units of the Ministry of Defense of Russia" (Association ZATO), held on November 11.

The event was attended by deputies of the regional Duma, representatives of the regional government, the ZATO Association, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, municipalities, authorities and public organizations.

ZATO Association is a partner of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly.

About the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly

The Eurasian Peoples' Assembly is an international non-governmental organization aimed at forming a social integration model in the name of establishing peace and harmony through the development of multilateral cooperation and public (people's) diplomacy in the Eurasian space. The Assembly brings together representatives from more than 43 countries. The Assembly concluded more than 130 partnership agreements in the field of culture, entrepreneurship, the development of integration ties between the peoples of Eurasia and public diplomacy. The site is eurasia-assembly.org.

About the ZATO Association of the Ministry of Defense of Russia

The interregional public organization "Association for Assistance to Citizens of Closed Administrative Territorial Units of the Ministry of Defense of Russia" (Association of Closed Administrative Territorial Units of the Ministry of Defense of Russia) was established in March 1993 in order to interact with federal government bodies, government bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments to facilitate the development and implementation of projects and programs aimed at protecting the economic, social rights and legitimate interests of citizens living in closed administrative-territorial entities. For more than 27 years, the ZATO Association of the Russian Ministry of Defense has been actively involved in the development of draft laws affecting the interests of local self-government of the ZATO, provides methodological, organizational and technical assistance to the municipalities of the ZATO in resolving issues of local importance and the creation of new ZATOs in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Together with the military command and control bodies, in accordance with the Federal Law "On a Closed Administrative Territorial Unit", the Association faces the tasks to develop a systematic approach to solving issues relevant to ZATOs concerning the coordination of the strategy of socio-economic development of ZATOs and an action plan for its implementation, approval the general plan of the closed city, territorial planning projects prepared on the basis of master plans and a number of other issues. The coordinated activities of the local self-government bodies of ZATOs with the military administration bodies contribute to the effective development of the ZATO - improving the quality of life of servicemen and their family members performing tasks related to ensuring the country's defense and state security. Website - azatomorf.ru.