Kazakhstan, UN to cooperate on natural disaster reduction using space information

AKIPRESS.COM - The Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan will cooperate with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs on combating natural disasters with the help of space information, the Ministry reported.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the UN Committee of the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) in Vienna.
The delegation of Kazakhstan was headed by Vice Minister of Digital Development, Defense and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Marat Nurguzhin.
"This memorandum will become a good base for development of cooperation between the Ministry and a UN in the field of space activities," Nurguzhin said.
The document implies cooperation in the field of using space information for fighting against the natural disasters.
The session will take place fon June 12-21 at the Vienna International Center.