The Agency for Space Research and Technology has been established in Uzbekistan, the UzTAG reports.
"The Agency for Space Research and Technology under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekcosmos) operates independently of other state and economic management bodies, local government bodies and reports to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan," the draft government resolutions “On approval of the Regulation on the Agency for Space Research and Technology under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.
At the same time, the salary of highly qualified foreign specialists attracted to senior positions and as consultants of the Uzbekcosmos Agency within the framework of the tasks assigned to them is set in coordination with the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and paid at the expense of the Space Development Fund of the Uzbekcosmos Agency .