The seventh meeting of the Russian-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission on the Baikonur complex chaired by Vice-Chairmen of the Governments of Russia and Kazakhstan, respectively, Yuri Borisov and Roman Schlara, held in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) on December 13, 2021.
The event was also attended by General Director of Roskosmos State Corporation Dmitry Rogozin. During the meeting, a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation on Baikonur and in general in the space sphere was considered, first of all, the issue of implementing a joint project “Baiterek”.
Parties noted that work on it is carried out in accordance with the agreements achieved earlier and the contract concluded. During the meeting, the order of further joint practical actions to continue the project implementation was agreed.
He also recalled that directly construction work will begin on the “Baiterek” complex in March 2022 and will have to end, according to the plans, 3-4 months before the start of flight tests of the rocket.
Special attention during the meeting of the intergrowth was paid to the issue of conclusion from the rental, write-off and disposal of unused facilities of the Baikonur complex, issues in the field of education, as well as social issues of the city of Baikonur.