Saudi Arabia and India held talks on initiating cooperation in the space field and explored the possibility of inking a county-level Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Indian Space Research Organisation and Saudi Space Commission held a bilateral meeting on Wednesday on virtual mode. Secretary in the Indian Department of Space and ISRO Chairman K Sivan and President of Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission Prince Sultan bin Salman led the discussions.

''Both had discussions on initiating space cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The possibility of concluding country-level MoU for space cooperation was also discussed,'' Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO said in a statement.
 

Over the last few years, there has been a discernible growth in India’s overall bilateral ties with most of the Arab Gulf countries. India-Gulf cooperation, presently, is no longer concentrated to the traditional commercial and energy (largely oil) trade, but is rapidly expanding to areas such as military and security issues, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, joint investment, infrastructure projects, and science and technology.

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