Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, and French Space agency (CNES) today signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology.<br/><br/>The agreement was signed between ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall in the presence of visiting French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault in Bengaluru today.<br/><br/>Space cooperation between France and India spans over 50 years and is one of the cornerstones of the Indo-French<br/>strategic partnership.<br/><br/>ISRO is the second partner of CNES, in terms of volume, after NASA. Strengthening the CNES-ISRO partnership will enable France to benefit from the Indian model of streamlining the costs of space programmes.<br/>'<br/>