India looks forward to further strengthening its longstanding space partnership with France: Dr Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State for Space Dr Jitendra Singh today discussed further deepening of India-France cooperation in space, including in human spaceflight, advanced space technologies and greater engagement between their space agencies and industries. The Minister held a bilateral meeting with French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space, Prof Philippe Baptiste through video conferencing. Both sides discussed India’s participation in the International Space Summit to be held in Paris and France’s participation in the Bengaluru Space Expo. 

During the meeting, Mr Singh said India looks forward to participating in the International Space Summit and to further strengthening its longstanding space partnership with France. He said that the Summit’s focus on space science, technology and applications, space economy and secure space will provide an important platform for international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the space sector. India welcomed the proposed Summit deliverables on the sustainable use of outer space, accessibility, openness and integrity of space-based scientific data, and support for the International Telecommunication Union’s regulatory framework for frequency management. The French Minister expressed France’s desire to further strengthen and accelerate the existing India-France cooperation in space. 

Prof Baptiste will visit India later this month. The two-day International Space Summit in Paris will begin on the 9th of this month. The Bengaluru Space Expo will be held between 7th and 9th of this month.