Statement by U.S. State Department on Consensus Achieved by the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures for Outer Space Activities

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013.  The United States welcomes the achievement of landmark consensus by the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities during last week’s meetings in New York.

Through these discussions, the United States sought to find solutions to common challenges and problems in an increasingly contested and congested space environment.  The Group’s study was a unique opportunity to establish consensus on the importance and priority of…