This is part of a comprehensive cooperation pact signed between both space agencies and was signed\u00a0during Russian President Vladmir Putin\u2019s visit earlier this week, his first trip to Saudi Arabia in 12 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Earlier this year, Chairman of the Saudi Space agency Prince Sultan Bin Salman also visited Russia where he toured space institutions, including a centre for astronauts\u2019 training.<\/p>\n
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