Moscow - The Baiterek space project will not undergo adjustments over the Ukrainian situation, the foreign ministers of Russia and Kazakhstan pledged.
“We have discussed the issue today in the context of Baikonur as a
whole and the Baiterek project. Neither Russia nor Kazakhstan are
planning to alter the Baiterek project, including its shift to Zenit
launch vehicles,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press
conference after negotiations with his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan
Idrisov.
“The Ukrainian situation will have no effect on this project whatsoever,” Idrisov said.
“I’d like to say that Baikonur and space exploration have always been
primary objectives of the bilateral agenda. We have had a very detailed
discussion of the implementation of the space cooperation roadmap. The
Baiterek project has an extreme significance. We have stated that this
important project must go on and our space agencies must maintain
cooperation,” Idrisov said.
