“We need to carefully study this issue in coordination with other countries of the Group of Seven (G7. -
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),” TASS quotes him.
He explained that in this case, it will also be about cooperation with Moscow within the framework of the International Space Station (ISS) and the international experimental thermonuclear reactor ITER.
According to Kobayashi, within the framework of the G7, a general decision has already been made to limit research projects with the participation of Russia.
At the same time, the European Space Agency (ESA) previously announced a return to discussing the ExoMars mission with the Russian state corporation Roscosmos.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov expressed hope that American and Russian experts would resume cooperation on a number of issues, including the fight against coronavirus and climate change.