September 28, 2012 | 19:47
YEREVAN. – Armenian Minister of Transportation and Communication Gagik Beglaryan has recently visited Russia on working visit and met with the head of the Russian 
Roskosmos space agency Vladimir Popovkin.
The sides discussed issues of creating and deploying cosmic satellite for Armenia’s communication system, as well as operation of jointly owned geostationary orbit 71.4 E position in the space.
Armenia has launched the program on creation of space apparatus for the country, as well as the deployment of the geostationary communication satellite in the 71.4 E orbit position, ministerial press service reports. As a result, Armenia will for the first time have its own communication satellite operating in the space. It will help to the development and perfection of Armenia’s security, science and communication technologies.