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Cabinet apprised on MoU between SRO and UAE Space Agency

| | May 26, 2016, at 01:34 am
New Delhi, may 25 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) for cooperation in the exploration and user of outer space for peaceful purposes.
The MoU would result in setting up a Joint Working Group with members from ISRO and UAESA, which will further work out the plan of action including the time-frame and the means of implementing this MoU.
 
Promoting space cooperation between India and UAE was highlighted during the visit of Prime Minister of India to UAE in August 2015 and also at the 11th meeting of India-UAE Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation held at New Delhi in September 2015. 
 
Subsequently, a delegation from UAESA visited ISRO technical facilities on Septr 16, 2015 and discussed on the avenues of building space cooperation including signing of a MoU. 
 
Accordingly, ISRO and UAESA, considering their mutual interest in expanding the applications of space technology for peaceful purposes signed a MoU in New Delhi on Feb 11, 2016. 
 

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