His country, which attached particular importance to space science and its various applications, had established a Centre for Space Science for that purpose in 1991 which maintained wide-ranging regional and international relations.
La Jamahiriya arabe libyenne attache une importance particulière à la science spatiale et ses diverses applications et a créé à cet effet en 1991 un centre de science spatiale qui entretient de vastes relations régionales et internationales.