Issues of cooperation between the Uzbekcosmos Agency and the French Embassy in Uzbekistan were discussed

    International cooperation 7 February 2022 1184

    A meeting was held between representatives of the Space Research and Technology Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Embassy of France in Uzbekistan. Issues of further strengthening of bilateral cooperation were discussed at the meeting.

    In particular, special attention was paid to the training, retraining and advanced training of personnel in leading higher educational institutions of France in order to further develop space activities in our country.

    During the dialogue, the Director General of the Space Research and Technology Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shukhrat Kadyrov informed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mrs. Orillia Bouchez, about the current state of cooperation with the National Space Research Center (CNES) and Airbus Defense and Space.

    In particular, he noted that the company "Airbus Defense and Space" and the Agency "Uzbekkosmos" are planning to jointly implement a pilot project.

    In turn, Ms. Orillia Bouchez said that leading French companies, such as Thales, Eutelsat, are also interested in cooperation with the Uzbekcosmos Agency, the press service reports.