On Friday, March 5, 2021, Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, met with Ihab Nasr, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Russian Federation.
During the business conversation, the Russian and Egyptian sides discussed the current state and prospects of mutually beneficial Russian-Egyptian cooperation in the field of peaceful outer space. The parties see the high potential and great importance of this topic in the relationship between the two countries.
During the meeting, the parties also noted the importance and priority of the issue of preparing a framework intergovernmental agreement on outer space between Russia and Egypt, the draft of which is currently being studied by Egyptian specialists. The Egyptian side also confirmed the previously announced plans to participate in Russian scientific programs.