Press Release: Space policy: EU and Russia join forces and sign cooperation agreement

The Head of the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos) Anatoliy Perminov, the Director General of the European Space Agency Jean-Jacques Dordain and European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen on 10 march 2006 signed a joint document to enhance bilateral co-operation in space activities. The enhanced co-operation was to encompass space applications (satellite navigation, earth observation and satellite communications), access to space (launchers and future space transportation systems), space exploration and the use of the International Space Station (ISS) and space technologies development.