Russia and Ethiopia are working to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the field of space co operation and draw up a roadmap on matters of mutual interest, Roscosmos head Yury Borisov said on Friday. Roscosmos is Russian state corporation for space activities.
A meeting of the heads of space agencies of the BRICS countries chaired by Russia was held in Moscow this week. During the event, representatives of the BRICS countries exchanged views on a wide range of international cooperation issues. The heads of space agencies discussed current and prospective projects in a multilateral format.
‘This is the first time the Ethiopian side is participating in the meeting of heads of space agencies. We would like to learn more about the BRICS countries’ co-operation in the space industry. We are most interested in research projects,’ said Abdissa Yilma, Director General of the Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute.
“A very wide range of issues has emerged with the new BRICS member, Ethiopia. We will sign a memorandum and work out a roadmap on all matters of interest in the very near future,” Borisov said on the Rossiya 24 (VGTRK) television channel.
On July 27, he said BRICS members had agreed to develop exchanges of remote sensing data. According to Roscosmos, space agency heads from BRICS member states signed an agreement on cooperation in the exchange of remote sensing data on August 18, 2021.
BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
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