Kazkosmos to take part in OIC mega-project on production of satellites

The delegation headed by Head of Kazkosmos Talgat Mussabayev held a number of meetings with Arabian specialists in Riyadh and Jeddah, visited holy places of Muslim world - Makah and Medina.
The head of the delegation noted that fruitful negotiations with the head of the main research institution of Saudi Arabia - King Abdel Aziz scientific-technical town (academic town) were held in the course of the meeting.
Chairman of the Upper Committee of Saudi Arabia for tourism Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received the Kazakhstani delegation. During the meeting the parties discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of space research.
A peculiar attention was paid to the OIC mega-project on creation of artificial satellites. The participants confirmed the importance of the given project and interest in its joint implementation.
Director General of OIC Chancellery Ambassador Sukru Tufan received Chairman of Kazkosmos T. Mussabayev during the visit of the delegation.
S. Tufan expressed political support to Kazakhstan as the participant of OIC mega-project on production of satellites. The Head of the Chancellery pointed out the importance of Kazakhstan's participation in the mega-project on the threshold of its chairmanship in OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in 2011. T. Mussabayev in his turn assured that the leadership of Kazakhstan fully supports the given idea and Kazkosmos intends to take part in this mega-project.
According the Head of Kazkosmos participation of Kazakhstan in this mega-project on creation of satellites, initiated by the OIC General Secretariat will let our country set its own satellite industry as well as attract large investments to the space sector of economy of Kazakhstan in future.