The fifth meeting of the CIS Intergovernmental Council on Space was held in Tashkent, where an important decision regarding the future chairmanship of the organization was made. According to a unanimous decision by the participants, Uzbekistan will lead the Council during the 2024-2025 period, reports RIA Novosti.
Mikhail Myskin, Director of the Economic Cooperation Department of the CIS Executive Committee, nominated Shukhrat Munnavarovich Kadirov, Director of the Agency for Space Research and Technology under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan (Uzbekcosmos), for the position of Chairman of the Council. The proposal was unanimously supported by all participants in the meeting.
The chairmanship of the council is conducted on a rotating basis, moving from one CIS country to another in alphabetical order. In the current 2023-2024 period, this role is being fulfilled by Tajikistan.
Taking on the new responsibility, Shukhrat Kadirov initiated a proposal to strengthen cooperation in space education. He suggested raising collaboration to a qualitatively new level, with a particular focus on implementing joint projects for training young specialists.
Kadirov also emphasized the ambitious goals facing the council in the coming years. Among them are the development of space activities, coordination of efforts within the framework of the UN, and further deepening of cooperation in space technologies between CIS countries.
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September 19, 2024.