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Launch date of the manned rocket in the framework of the Kazakh-Russian project "Baiterek" was postponed to 2022

On June 13, 2017, the 5th meeting of the Kazakh-Russian Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) for the Baikonur complex was held in Baikonur under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin.

Astana. 13 June. Kazakhstan Today - On June 13, 2017, the 5th meeting of the Kazakh-Russian Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) for the Baikonur complex was held in Baikonur under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin.

A. Mamin noted that in December 2016, during the working visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev to the Russian Federation, the Concept of further cooperation at the Baikonur Complex and the Protocol "On Amending the Interstate Agreement on the Status of the City of Baikonur, the Procedure for the Formation and Status of its Bodies of Executive power on December 23, 1995, in the part of the list of state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan" were signed.

"These are strategic documents and they define in the long term our intentions to jointly develop and use the cosmodrome, to implement new space projects in the interests of both countries, and to develop the city of Baikonur," said the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The members of the Intergovernmental Commission discussed the implementation of the Concept for further cooperation at the Baikonur complex, which provides for the solution of topical issues of the functioning of the Baikonur complex, implementation of joint projects, in particular, the creation of the Baiterek space missile complex.

"We support the proposal of the Russian side to accelerate the implementation of the Baiterek project and postpone the launch of a new missile from 2025 to 2022," Mamin said in this connection.

"The concept also includes a set of measures to develop the infrastructure of the city of Baikonur, the creation of a favorable socio-economic environment, new jobs, provision of housing for the population, development of tourism, etc.," A. Mamin said.

During the meeting the issues of withdrawal from rent, writing off and recycling of unused facilities of the complex were considered. It is noted that on December 20, 2016, a decision was taken to implement a pilot project for the disposal of unused Russian facilities of the Baikonur complex.

In addition, the parties discussed the draft of the Baikonyr joint development program for 2017-2025.

"We attach great importance to the development and adoption of this Program. Its implementation will allow the city to function steadily through the development of engineering and social infrastructure, creation of new social, cultural, production facilities," said the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and stressed the need to ensure the quality of the document and its execution.

It was decided to accelerate the signing in the third quarter of this year of a bilateral document on the order of medical care for residents of the city of Baikonur, the villages of Toretam and Akay.

Also at the IGC meeting, issues related to the procedure for financing the development of the city by the Kazakh side were considered.

Particular attention was paid to the issues of environmental safety of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said during the talks that "we have a common task - to continue and deepen cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia in the space industry."

"Joint work on the organization of the effective functioning of the Baikonur complex is aimed at developing the space industries of the two countries, preserving Baikonur as a modern cosmodrome that is competitive in the world market of space services," the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan added.

Source: The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Official website

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