On April 15th President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received President and CEO of Astrium company Francois Auque and Director of International Development at European Aeronautic Defense and Space company Jean-Pierre Talamoni.
Attending the event, French ambassador to the country Pascal Meunier hailed the launch of Azerbaijan`s communications satellite as an historical event. The ambassador noted the French government would continue to support Azerbaijan in implementation of space programmes.
Francois Auque said Astrium was one of the largest space companies in Europe.
The Astrium President informed the Head of State about the company`s projects.
President Ilham Aliyev described the launch of Azerbaijan`s first communications satellite as a new stage of development of space industry.
The Azerbaijani leader said France was one of the main partners of the country in a number of fields.
The Head of State expressed hope the cooperation in development of information and communication technologies and space technology would be continued.

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