Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🇷🇺🇨🇳 On 28 June in Moscow the regular Russian-Chinese consultations on outer space security in an inter-agency format took place.
The sides exchanged their assessments of the current situation in this area. They stressed the need to continue close cooperation and active joint efforts for the prevention of an arms race in outer space (#PAROS) and the weaponization of outer space.
The delegations emphasized the importance of the earliest launch of negotiations on a multilateral legally binding instrument on PAROS on the basis of the Russian-Chinese draft Treaty on Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force against Outer Space Objects. The necessity of the international initiative/political commitment not to be the first to place weapons in outer space is recognized.
🤝 The meeting confirmed the unity of the Russian and Chinese approaches to outer space security. It was noted that there is a need for further close coordination in this area at specialized multilateral platforms.
#RussiaChina
The sides exchanged their assessments of the current situation in this area. They stressed the need to continue close cooperation and active joint efforts for the prevention of an arms race in outer space (#PAROS) and the weaponization of outer space.
The delegations emphasized the importance of the earliest launch of negotiations on a multilateral legally binding instrument on PAROS on the basis of the Russian-Chinese draft Treaty on Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force against Outer Space Objects. The necessity of the international initiative/political commitment not to be the first to place weapons in outer space is recognized.
🤝 The meeting confirmed the unity of the Russian and Chinese approaches to outer space security. It was noted that there is a need for further close coordination in this area at specialized multilateral platforms.
#RussiaChina