Belarus, Azerbaijan join in satellite project

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The Azerbaijani Communication and High Technologies Ministry is reporting a cooperative effort in satellite communications with Belarus is in the works.

Belarus, Azerbaijan join in satellite project

The Azerbaijani Communication and High Technologies Ministry is reporting a cooperative effort in satellite communications with Belarus is in the works.

The Ministry reports that a session to establish the framework of the working agreement between the two countries is on the agenda for a meeting of the Azerbaijani-Belarusian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation scheduled to be held in Minsk in early 2015.

The two countries are exploring the use of low orbit satellites to conduct research and share data.

The Azerbaijani space agency, Azercosmos, plans to launch a low-Earth orbit satellite in 2016.

Azerbaijan launched its own satellite into orbit in February of 2013. The Azerspace 1 telecommunications satellite provides coverage for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and North Africa. A second telecommunications satellite is scheduled for a 2017 launch.

Belarusian ambassador Nikolai Paskevich said 2014 was pivotal year in Belarusian-Azerbaijani relations and believes the two countries foresee a prosperous bilateral relationship relating to satellite technology.

The partnership between the two countries is further evidence of the progress being made by Azerbaijani scientists, according to Akif Alizade, president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

Alizade said according to World Economic Forum, Azerbaijan is one of the most dynamic developing economies in the world over the last ten years and is working to establish a micro-economic stability.

“Our main target is to decrease the economy’s dependence on oil sector,” said Alizade.

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