The Ministry of Industry of France intends to assist Azerbaijan with the launch of low-orbit satellites, and even with the development of the local aerospace industry.
As noted at the meeting of the Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov with French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Pascal Monnier, for this will be amended in the "Agreement on Cooperation in the field of innovation," signed two years ago. Amendments will be made next year, said in a statement the Ministry of Communications.
Abbasov and Monier also discussed the issue of the second French-Azerbaijani ICT Forum.
According to the minister, the launch in February 2013 of the first telecommunications satellite of Azerbaijan (Azerspace) with missiles - French media company "Ariane Space" from the spaceport at Kourou island in Guiana (South America), will provide the basis for new areas of cooperation. - 17D-
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Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to strengthen social protection for pensioners by implementing pension indexation, effective from January 1, 2025.
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The Italian government has extended the deadline for applications in the international tender for the sale of several strategic assets until February 14, confirming that a bidder from Azerbaijan remains among the frontrunners.
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An investigation led by Ghalib Toghrul, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Economic Research, has highlighted budgetary expenditures in the Azerbaijani districts of Aghdam, Fuzuli, and Khojavend, focusing on civil service projects linked to the reconstruction of territories liberated from Armenian occupation.
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On February 4, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov met with a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Anna Bordeaux, head of the IMF mission in Azerbaijan, to discuss economic cooperation, financial sector issues and structural reforms, the ministry said.
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