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China Submits New Agreement on Security of Outer Space
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Xinhuanet 2002-06-28
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GENEVA, June 27 (Xinhuanet) -- The
delegations of China and the Russian Federation submitted a draft
Legal Agreement on the Prevention of the Deployment of Weapons in
Outer Space to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on
Thursday. This working paper has also won the
co-sponsorship of the delegations of Viet Nam, Indonesia, Belarus and
Zimbabwe, said Hu Xiaodi, Chinese Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs,
said at the Plenary of the 2002 Session of CD on
Thursday. It is learned from the conference that the core
of the new legal agreement is "Not to place in orbit around the Earth
any objects carrying any kinds of weapons, not to install such
weapons on celestial bodies, or not to station such weapons in outer
space in any other manner". The Chinese Ambassador
pointed out at the conference that prevention of the weaponization of
and an arm race in outer space has become a pressing task for the
entire international community. Hu said that existing arms
control and disarmament agreements related to outer space are far from
sufficient in arresting the worrying slide towards the weaponization
of and an arms race in outer space, although they have played a
positive role in peaceful use of outer space and regulating relevant
activities in outer space. He said "We believe that
only a treaty-based prohibition of the deployment of weapons in outer
space and the prevention of the threat or use of force against outer
space objects can eliminate the emerging threat of the weaponization
of and an arms race in outer space and ensure the security for outer
space assets of all countries." Enditem
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