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Egypt, UAE Discuss Cooperation in Space Science


Fri 06 Sep 2019 | 09:58 PM
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Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Khaled Abdel Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar received Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency, in the presence of Dr. Mohamed El-Qousy, Chief Executive of the Egyptian Space Agency, to discuss aspects of cooperation between the two countries in the field of space science.

The minister stressed the importance of the Arab Alliance initiative, which will be signed in November with the participation of 11 Arab countries.

This initiative aims to establish the "Arab Space Cooperation Group", through the allocation of a satellite project to boost Arab cooperation in this domain.

Dr. Abdel Ghaffar pointed to the importance of the Egyptian Space City as a center for training of cadres in the Arab countries in the field of space science; the city will be the permanent headquarters of the African Space Agency.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed aspects of cooperation between the Egyptian Space Agency and the UAE’s one, and activating the terms of the agreement signed with the UAE Space Agency in March 2018, in order to cooperate in the field of space technology.

They also addressed ways to make use of the UAE Space Agency experience to develop community awareness of space culture.

On his part, Dr. Nasser, said that the UAE Space Agency is adopting its future plans according to the best foundations and international standards as the agency worked on a 10-year national space sector strategy.

He pointed out that the National Space Strategy identifies space initiatives and projects that achieve the UAE vision. This strategy consists of 6 goals and 20 programs and 80 initiatives contribute to the realization of UAE aspirations within the next ten years.

The rate of launching the satellites in UAE ranges from two to three satellites annually over the next five years, Nasser revealed

Contributed by Basant Ahmed