-- encouraging international exchanges and initiatives of non-governmental organizations; and -- such other forms of cooperation as the Sides see fit. Article 4.2 Cooperation in the Field of Science and Technology The Sides expect to cooperate actively in the area of basic sciences and the humanities, and also in high-technology areas. The Sides agree to discuss the possibility of entering into a Science and Technology Agreement between their governments that could provide significant mutual benefits. Cooperation in this field may include: -- scientific exchange, contacts, and interaction of Sides' scientific associations, institutions, scholars, and specialists; -- establishment of joint scientific associations; -- the organization and carrying out of joint scientific investigations, including in high-technology areas; stupsertod stup10site