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Wednesday 25 Feb 2015 - 16:30 Makkah mean time-6-5-1436  EIAST & ISRO meeting at EIAST facility in Dubai. Photo: EIAST Dubai (IINA) – United Arab Emirates and India have discussed possible cooperation in the field of space and related areas to strengthen and diversify their existing strong bilateral relations, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Wednesday.
The UAE’s Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST)’s top executives led by Director General Yousuf Al Shaibani recently met Indian delegates headed by Anurag Bhushan, Consul General of India in Dubai, according to EIAST statement.
They discussed possible cooperation between EIAST and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in the field of space and related areas.
“India is in the midst of a massive national development campaign and one of the areas of focus is harnessing space technology for more diversified growth. ISRO has formal cooperative agreements with more than 35 countries,” Bhushan said.
“As UAE is gearing to achieve feats in the area of space such as its planned Mars mission in 2021, we believe that cooperation between India and UAE in space field will strengthen and diversify the existing strong bilateral relations,” he added.
“India has shown that there are no boundaries to what can be achieved through dedication and determination. One of our main objectives in EIAST is to share knowledge and cooperate with other organizations that share our goal of developing space technology for the overall development of the nation. We look forward to working with the ISRO on future projects,” said EIAST Director General Al Shaibani.
The group was briefed on EIAST’s achievements, such as the launch of DubaiSat 1 – a remote sensing Earth observation satellite and DubaiSat 2 – an electro-optical Earth observation satellite, and given a tour of the Institution, including the satellite manufacturing facility, now nearing completion, that will be home to the KhalifaSat project. ISRO has already launched 35 satellites for other countries.
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