Baku hosts meeting of space agencies and entities of Turkic states
Baku hosted the first business meeting of space agencies and entities of Turkic states, organized by Azerbaijan Space Agency (Azercosmos) under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport. The main purpose of the meeting, which took place with the participation of member and observer countries of the Organization of Turkic States, was to identify areas of joint activities to support projects in the space sector and the development of interaction between Turkic states.
The meeting was attended by officials from the Turkish Space Agency, the Aerospace Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan, the Space Research and Technology Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Digital Development of Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Industry and Communications of Turkmenistan and Space Research Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.
At the meeting, organized as a continuation of the Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States held in Istanbul on November 12, it was noted that the document “Vision of the Turkic World 2040” is of great importance for Turkic states. The document also contains areas of international cooperation in the space sector. Thus, the establishment of business relations and space diplomacy with the use of space for both peaceful and commercial purposes, mutual enhancement of knowledge and skills in space science, education and industry were highlighted.
The guests were informed about Azerbaijan’s activities in the space sector over the past 10 years, large-scale projects and new opportunities implemented in Europe, Africa and Central Asia through telecommunications satellites – Azerspace-1 and Azerspace-2, as well as the Earth observation satellite Azersky.
It was noted at the event that the 74th International Astronautics Congress, which will be held in Azerbaijan in 2023, will stimulate the development of the space industry in Azerbaijan, in particular in the region, and representatives of the space community of Turkic states were invited to the congress.
Then, the meeting discussed issues such as the development of the space industry in Turkic countries against the background of the dynamic development of the world space industry, strengthening joint activities, implementation of exchange programs with Turkish space agencies.
The meeting continued with active speeches and discussions by representatives of member and observer countries of the Organization of Turkic States.
In conclusion, an official document was signed on the development of joint cooperation in the space sector with the participation of representatives of the observer countries and members of the Organization of Turkic States.
