Russia, Kazakhstan to develop KazSat-2 project
15:05, 22 May 2009
ASTANA. May 22. KAZINFORM Prime Ministers of Russia and Kazakhstan on Thursday discussed further bilateral steps in the field of space research and orbital activity, including the KazSat-2 satellite project, Kazakhstani Prime Minister Karim Massimov said upon the completion of inter-governmental talks; Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.
The case in hand is the construction and launching of Kazakhstan's second satellite for telecommunications and broadcasting.
Massimov said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and he had looked at energy sector problems, including the replenishment of energy resource balances, and cooperation in transport; Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS.
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