Qa'dah 28, 1431 H/ Nov. 05, 2010, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Ukraine signed here today a cooperation agreement in the field of research and peaceful uses of outer space in order to promote social, economic and cultural development on both sides. The agreement was signed by the President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Dr. Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel and Director General of Space Agency of Ukraine Yuri Alxayv in order to cooperate in the fields of basic space sciences, remote sensing and geophysics.