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March 13, 2014

Russia's Roskosmos to study Armenia's space exploration capacity
Yerevan (SPX) Mar 13, 2014
A group is set up at Roskosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency, for studying Armenia's capacity in using space for peaceful purposes, the press office of Armenia's National Security Council reported Monday after Arthur Baghdasaryan, the secretary of the council, met with the agency's delegation headed by Sergey Seredin. The group has been set up as part of the agreement reached between Arthur Baghdasaryan and Oleg Ostapenko, the head of Roskosmos. At this meeting, the secretary of the Armenian ... read more

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