Mexico confirms that it signed a pact with Russia on space matters in 2021, although it has not yet entered into force

MADRID, 9 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this Saturday that the Mexican Space Agency signed an agreement with Russia in 2021 on "cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes" that is pending ratification.

The Foreign Ministry has clarified that the agreement is in the approval process and has not yet entered into force --despite the fact that more than a year has passed since it was signed-- in a statement shared on its website.

As they have transferred, in the case of Russia, the text must receive the approval of the Council of the Russian Federation, the country's Upper House, so that Vladimir Putin can sign the agreement and give way to its official publication. Meanwhile, in Mexico it is pending to be studied by the Senate and subsequently ratified.

The statement clarifies that the pact does not contemplate actions related to the Glonass system, the Russian Global Satellite Navigation System, nor do they expect it to be included in the near future.

The Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador frames this agreement in the rest of the inter-institutional texts between space agencies already signed by the country, such as the space agencies of Argentina (CONAE), the United States of America (NASA), Hungary, Italy (ASI), Ukraine and Venezuela (ABAE).

In addition, they have reported that Mexico is currently negotiating new agreements with Japan, China and the European Space Agency.