Agreement Between ISRO And Italian Space Agency

INDIA SPACE

New Delhi (SPX) May 27, 2005
The Union Cabinet gave its approval Thursday to an Agreement between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) of Italy on Cooperation in Space Science, Technology and Applications.

The Agreement was signed in the presence of the Prime Minister of India and the President of Italy on February 14, 2005.

The objective of the Agreement is to identify the specific areas of joint activities between the two space agencies.

The Agreement identifies three main areas having strong potential for joint programmes in Earth Observation, Space Science and Aeronautics.

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Thiruvananthapuram (SPX) May 18, 2005
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