Russia and India have agreed to hold consultations on space cooperation and joint projects in this field, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday, February 26. <\/p>\n
\"We also discussed GLONASS and think there is an enormous potential for cooperation in this area and the joint use of space services in general,\" Rogozin, who is co-chair of the Russian-Indian inter-governmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation, said. <\/p>\n
He noted that this year India would be celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first astronaut Rakesh Sharma's space flight accomplished in 1984. <\/p>\n
\"We have agreed to hold a series of consultations between our space agencies to engage our Indian partners in the plans and projects to be undertaken by the United Rocket and Space Corporation,\" Rogozin said. <\/p>\n
He met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid and Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. <\/p>\n
Source: Voice of Russia <\/p>\n
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