The Russian envoy was addressing reporters in Riyadh on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space, on April 12, 1961. “We regard Saudi Arabia as one of the major partners in space cooperation, because the Kingdom became the first country to be directly engaged in space exploration,” Ozerov said, recalling Prince Sultan Bin Salman’s performance in 1985 when he circumnavigated the Earth and became the first Arab and Muslim to travel into space. Considering the economic potential of Saudi Arabia and the Russian technologies, the ambassador said the combination would make a promising and fruitful cooperation between the two countries. Read More
