OREANDA-NEWS. On August 11, 2009 The Council of Ministers of Belarus has approved the framework intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and Ukraine on cooperation in peaceful use of outer space, reported the Official website government.by.

The agreement between the Council of Ministers of Belarus and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine was signed in Kiev on 12 June 2009.

The agreement envisages the joint research in the field of earth sounding, development and introduction of space technologies for environment protection, agriculture, mapmaking, minimization of natural and technological disasters, exchange of specialists.