Article Posted on : - Mar 28, 2011

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JERUSALEM (BNS): The Russian Federal Space Agency and the Israel Space Agency have signed a space agreement in Jerusalem on Sunday.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“The combination of Russia's developed industry and Israel's developed, focused and sophisticated industry would provide major benefits to both countries, and the agreement will reflect the impressive development in bilateral relations,” Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu said.

The technology is very focused and very advanced.

"The combination of Russia's major and developed industry, including its technology, and Israel's developed and advanced technology, is, I believe, one that could provide major benefits to both countries," he added.

The agreement will enhance the cooperation between the Israeli and Russian space agencies in the fields of space research, observation, navigation, medicine and biology in space, research in advanced materials and launching.