Ilham Aliyev received the Chief Executive Officer of “ASRTIUM” and the Director for International Development of “European Aeronautic Defense and Space”

President Ilham Aliyev has received the Chief Executive Officer of “ASRTIUM”, Francois Aukue, and the Director for International Development of “European Aeronautic Defense and Space”, Jean-Pierre Talamoni.

French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Pascal Meunier, also attending the meeting, described the launch of Azerbaijan’s first artificial satellite into orbit as a historic event and emphasized that the French government would continue providing its support for Azerbaijan’s efforts to implement the space program.

The Chief Executive Officer of the French company “ASRTIUM”, Francois Aukue, said the company he was leading was one of the biggest companies in Europe in this sphere and informed the President of Azerbaijan about the projects it is implementing.

Describing the launch of Azerbaijan’s first artificial satellite as a new stage in the development of space science, the President expressed his gratitude for the support provided. Indicating that France was the main partner of Azerbaijan in a number of areas, President Ilham Aliyev expressed his hope that the cooperation in the areas of communication and information technologies and the development of space science would be continued in the future too.