09 June 2004 11:57
Saudi satellites to be launched from Baikonur
MOSCOW. June 9 (Interfax) - The launch of three Saudi Arabian communications satellites from the Baikonur launch pad
atop a Russian launch vehicle is scheduled for late June, Russian Ambassador to Riyadh Andrei Baklanov told
Interfax.
"Cooperation in this sphere is quite important for Russia, as it
shows once again that our country has a modern industrial and
technological base that allows us to be one of the leaders in space
He said that "this event is looked upon in Saudi Arabia as a move by the most economically developed country in
the Arab world to enter the circle of leading technological countries of the world that cooperate in space
exploration."
exploration, a vital area of technical progress," Baklanov said.
He said that in addition to establishing Russian-Saudi cooperation in space exploration, "Russia is gaining the
opportunity to enter the high-technology market of the whole Arab world."
For details, see the Interfax Diplomatic Panorama for June 9 [SA MEAST RU EUROPE EEU EMRG AER TRD DIP] aa tl
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