Protocol of the State Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
On November 12, 2026, at the National Space Center named after the world's first cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (NKS), the protocol of the State Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Department of International Cooperation of the State Corporation Roscosmos, organized a meeting between the Director General of the State D.V. Bakanov and the heads of foreign diplomatic missions.
The event was attended by ambassadors and senior diplomats from more than 40 countries.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.A. Ryabkov addressed the foreign guests in an opening speech.
A speech by Sh. A. Ryabkov.
He thanked the leadership of the state corporation Roscosmos for preparing this event in the year of the 65th anniversary of the flight of the first man, a citizen of the Soviet Union Yu. A. Gagarin.
He stated that Russia strongly supports the preservation of outer space as a peaceful environment and a public domain while strictly obeying the norms and principles of international law.
The country's leadership welcomes every initiative and project, especially with the participation of representatives of the world's majority countries, whose purpose is the use and exploration of space for the general interests.
The main event of the meeting was the speech of the General Director of Roscosmos State Corporation D.V. Bakanov, who presented the national project "Development of space activities of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 and in the future until 2036".
He noted that Russia is preparing to launch a domestic orbital station into space, where, unlike the ISS, there will be no restrictions on joint work with any country.
Roscosmos is ready to discuss with foreign partners the supply of equipment and engines, projects of space rocket systems, creation and modernization of national satellite communication systems, remote sensing of the Earth and navigation infrastructure, as well as the gradual transfer of technology and localization of production.