Konferencija 17. februara uslijedila je nakon prošlogodišnjeg sporazuma između Rusije i Srbije, kojim se predviđa regionalni centar koji bi koordinirao reakcijama zemalja na prirodne katastrofe.
The February 17th conference was a follow-up to last year's agreement between Russia and Serbia, which envisions a regional centre that would co-ordinate countries' responses to natural disasters.