The aim of the Convention is to develop the cooperation in the sphere of the further research and peaceful use of the outer space, as well as the use of the space technique and space technologies for the benefit of the people of the states being part of the Convention.
As the RA Deputy Minister of Hi-Tech Industry Avet Poghosyan informed, the Convention was signed on September 28, 2018.
It was signed by the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
On October 21, the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport debated and endorsed the draft law on ratifying the Convention of the States Parties to the Commonwealth of Independent States on Cooperation in the Sphere of Research and Peaceful Use of Outer Space.