The Russian House of Representatives ratified the agreement on space cooperation with Vietnam

According to Radio Voice of Russia on July 5, the National Duma, the Russian House of Representatives, has ratified the agreement with Vietnam and Nicaragua on cooperation in the exploration and use of space outside the universe for peaceful purposes.

The Russian government has ratified the bill with Nicaragua and Vietnam since May. An important part of the deal will be that the two countries will allow Russia to install ground stations of GLONASS satellite navigation systems. Player of the most popular satellite navigation system now owned by the US, GPS.

Russia's GLONASS system is expected to become a rival to the US GPS system - (Photo: wikipedia.org)

RT said Russia's agreement with the two countries also included cooperation in the fields of information technology, biology and space medicine.

In 2010, the GLONASS system covered the entire territory of Russia and the following year reached the maximum level of operation in orbit with 24 satellites mobilized to serve the system.

This bill was proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Federal Aerospace Agency (Roscosmos).

'It is a framework agreement that defines the principles, standards and conditions necessary for the development of bilateral relations in the area of ​​space exploration, including ownership and distribution protection issues. intelligence, responsibility, export control, copyright protection and technology, space technology products exempted from customs procedures, and many other issues' , Itar-Tass quoted a statement on the website. Official of the Russian government.