Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Ukraine and Belarus mean to conclude agreement on cooperation in space peaceful exploration

Ukraine and Belarus mean to conclude an agreement on cooperation in the peaceful exploration of space, Deputy Director General of the National Space Agency of Ukraine Eduard Kuznetsov said.

According to him, Ukrainian experts held talks with representatives of the Sciences Academy of Belarus. They, in particular, discussed the process of preparation for signing an agreement on peaceful exploration of space. At a near sitting of the Ukrainian - Belarussian economic cooperation commission the document will be signed, Kuznetsov said. The talks also dealt with joint designing new class spacecrafts.