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The management of” Roscosmos “has decided to withdraw from the 2016 Farnborough Air Show in the UK. The corporation believed that members of the delegation would be faced with “artificially erected barriers»
The Russian “Federal Space Agency” will not take part in the Farnborough Air Show 2016, scheduled to be held from 11 to 15 July in Hampshire. This is stated in a letter to Deputy Director General Sergey Savelyev corporations sent out last week to corporations. With the letter could be found “Izvestia».
The exhibition was listed in terms of the state corporation’s participation in international events. At Farnborough 2016 was supposed to be a joint stand of the Russian manufacturers of spacecraft (ISS Reshetnev, Lavochkin) and missile technology developers (Khrunichev Center, Central Design Bureau «Progress»).
«Most likely, almost all the members of our delegations will face a number of artificially constructed British barriers, including numerous refusals to issue visas, delaying registration of import licenses exhibits “- said in a Saveliev letter
The deputy head of” Roskosmos “recalled that in 2015 the British authorities. We did not allow Russian companies to participate in the exhibition of military equipment DSEI-2015. Then, according to Saveliev, this was due to “sanctions imposed by the UK Government, as well as the restriction of cooperation between the military-technical cooperation.” Because of this, the participation of Russian organizations related to defense and security activities, in exhibitions in the UK is not possible.
a similar situation in “Roskosmos” and expect this time. Because of this, the corporation’s management decided to participate in inappropriate salon. Participate in Farnborough in 2016 there will be no “Rosoboronexport”, which used to be organized there united Russian exposition of military products.
The “Rostec” “News” said that the exhibition is listed in the Corporation’s plans. “We are planning to participate, but not very big, although at this stage no final decision yet, – said deputy general director of” Rostec “Nikolai Volobuev. – But if the pressure is repeated again, like last time, under the sanctions policy, so why do we participate? In these politically engaged situations we refuse to participate »
Earlier Volobuev at a business forum Russia -. ASEAN said that the corporation will take part in the air show in Farnborough in 2016, provided, if it is not for the work of the Russian delegation obstacles.
In turn, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a firm intention to go to the exhibition. “We plan to build a chalet in Farnborough, the Superjet present there, and by the corporation” Irkut “to organize the exhibition dedicated to new aircraft MS-21″ – the company said.
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