Mexican Ambassador ISRO Chairman discuss space collaboration

Mexican Ambassador to India Federico Salas recently met Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath in Bengaluru and lauded the country’s achievements in space, especially the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander on the lunar’s south pole, which had garnered global acknowledgement.

Successful co-operation

Dr. Somanath highlighted the cooperation pursued by ISRO and the Mexican Space Agency (AEM), including the development of a mobile application for monitoring forest fires using satellite data and organising a four-day workshop by ISRO officials on the use of space systems for forest fire management for Mexican officials in Mexico in August 2024.

He also mentioned the G20 Satellite mission for environment and climate observation and potential industry-level collaboration between India and Mexico.

The Ambassador thanked India for all the support offered to the Mexican side in space technology applications, especially for monitoring forest fires and agricultural drought.

Mr. Salas emphasised the need for exploring additional opportunities for space cooperation, as India and Mexico will enter into the 75th year of diplomatic relations in 2025. He has expressed interest in expanding the ongoing successful ISRO-AEM cooperation with the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency.

While agreeing to look into it, Dr. Somanath requested the Ambassador to take up additional opportunities, including India’s support for building earth observation satellites for Mexico.

Published - November 15, 2024 08:07 pm IST