According to the Russian deputy prime minister, a final decision on the construction of the joint Russian-Kazakh Baiterek Space Complex will be reached in September.

A final decision on the construction of the joint Russian-Kazakh Baiterek Space Complex will be reached in September, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said following an intergovernmental commission on the Baikonur space center Friday.

"Russia has drafted and submitted to Kazakhstan a proposal to place components as well as cost proposals for the Baiterek complex. We hope that the agreement will be signed in September this year," Rogozin told reporters.

Moreover, a long-term cooperation strategy on Russia's Baikonur space center will be reached with Kazakhstan for signing later this year, Rogozin added.

"Mutual understanding has been reached on the status and the substantive content of the document. We will need to prepare a draft concept for signing before the end of this year," Rogozin told reporters after an intergovernmental commission on Baikonur.

Source: Sputnik News