Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 69th session, 858th meeting
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Date: 18 June 2026
Language: English
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Italy · Chair [0:12]:

Good afternoon, distinguished delegates. I now declare open the 859th meeting of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of of Outer Space. Distinguished delegates, at the request of Italy, this afternoon we will reopen and hopefully conclude our consideration of Agenda Item 14, Future Role and Method of Work of the Committee, to hear the outcome of the consultation on UNISPACE IV. We will continue and hopefully We will conclude— we will continue and hopefully conclude our consideration of Agenda Item 18, Report of the Committee to the General Assembly. Distinguished delegates, I would like to inform delegates that the provisional list of participants, A/AC105, 2026/CRP-1 will be available during this afternoon session online on your webpage. The Secretariat has informed me that any correction shall be submitted to the Secretariat at the submission of email of the Office for Outer Space Affairs. UNOSA submissions@un.org by no later than Wednesday, 25th June 2026. So distinguished delegates, I would now like to reopen and hopefully conclude our consideration of Agenda Item 14, Future Role and Methods of work of the committee to hear the outcome of the consultation on Unispace 4. And so I would like to give the floor to the distinguished representative of Italy.


Italy · Lepre [2:26]:

Thank you, Chair. Thank you very much, Chair. Distinguished delegates, thank you for your patience and giving us more time to discuss the item.

Thank you all.

As promised, I come to report on the final outcome of our consultations. While promising progresses were made, we note the need for more time to find consensus on the opportunity to take a decision on the organization of the conference, UNISPACE IV. Therefore, we seek the Chair's advice on the next steps for the Committee to come to a final outcome during the intercessional period.

Thank you, Chair.


Italy · Chair [3:13]:

Thank you so much. I thank the delegation of Italy for the update. I note that there is broad support for the proposals to hold a UNISPACE as contained in Conference Room Paper A/AC105 /2026/crp.32/Rev.1. But there is a need to continue discussions during the international— intercessional, sorry— period. So I therefore propose the committee agrees to conduct —further discussions during the intersessional period and that a decision on the objectives, form, venue, dates, participants, organizational scope, and financial aspects of the UNISPACE IV should be taken by means of a silence procedure during the same international period. Intercessional period, and thereafter, depending on the outcome, would be submitted by Italy to the General Assembly at its 81st session in 2026. Are there any questions or comments on this proposed schedule? Yeah, Russia Federation, please.


Russian Federation [5:09]:

Thank you, Chairperson, distinguished colleagues. Just to say that we very much value the services of our Italian chair. And of Ambassador Lepre for this initiative. We're very grateful. We see how active she's working on that and seeking to achieve a mutually acceptable outcome. So we pay tribute to the efforts. —and we can support the statement that has just been made. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [5:58]:

Thank you so much. Any other requests from the floor? Okay, I see none. So we have concluded our consideration. Sorry, China. Yeah, China, please.


China [6:19]:

Thank you, Chair.

China would like to reiterate that we support the organization of Unispace 4.

In particular, given the fact that it is the wish of many developing countries to hold such a conference. We hope that our position could be recorded into the official record, namely, during the preparations for UNISPACE-4, All the documentation and all the design for the meeting should reflect the priority given to developing countries in COPPA's work. Some delegations do not agree.

With the wording 'developing countries' in the document.

We believe that is not in line with the tradition of COP+ and is not in line with our value. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [7:52]:

Thank you. Any other? Thanks. So we take notes, and then I— we have concluded our consideration of Agenda Item 14, Future Role and Method of Work of the Committee. We will now continue and hopefully conclude the adoption of our report. Distinguished delegates, this morning we have heard many important views on the adoption of our report. While nothing that is important discussion on streamline the structure of the report will continue in the future, today we will continue our consideration of the report in accordance with the established practice of the committee. Allow me, before going inside, some very short remarks on the approach used in preparing the report. Again, following the intersessional consultation, the chair of the working group of the world— of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee presented on an experimental basis a proposal for a revised reporting approach for the report of the committee. The proposal envisaged moving away from the traditional practice of extensively recording individual national positions and towards a more concise structure comprising a summary of discussion under each agenda item, complemented by dedicated sections reflecting decisions and recommendations of the Committee. The discussion in the Working Group demonstrated broad support for the objective of making the Committee's report more concise, accessible, and user-friendly, while preserving their accuracy, inclusiveness, and consensus-based nature. At the same time, delegation expressed a range of views regarding the possible modalities for achieving that objective, and no consensus emerged at this stage on the specific format or methodology to be adopted. The summary of the discussion taking place during the plenary session of the 69th COPUS has been prepared by UNOSA Secretariat on the basis of the following criteria: focus on recurring themes repeatedly raised by regional groups and member states rather than on individual national priorities, technical achievements, national legislation, strategies, or policy initiatives. Then use of established COPUS and United Nations consensus language, avoiding formulation that could imply agreement where no broad consensus exists. Prioritization of issues that contribute to a discernible common direction for the work of the committee while avoiding political positions and issues that generate divergent views. Emphasis on areas where delegation demonstrated a common understanding as well as on emerging issues that attracted significant attention and may warrant further discussion with a view to building future consensus. These criteria were shared and discussed with the coordinators of regional groups, the representative of the European Union, the Bureau, including the two vice chairs, as the chair of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and the Legal Subcommittee. Their valuable feedback contributed to further refining the approach in full accordance with the principles of transparency and inclusiveness that have guided this chairmanship from the outset. Furthermore, The Chase team of legal experts undertook an additional review of the statements delivered under the agenda items considered by the committee, with a view to verifying that the application of the above criteria was consistent with the text of the summary and accurately reflected the discussion and intervention made by delegations. So for the better understanding of delegation, the Secretariat has clarified regarding to the report which paragraphs are procedures, which are decisions, and which are views. And this distinction is now reflected in provisional headings which are for internal purposes only and will be removed from the final version of the report in accordance with its established structure. We hope the delegation can go along with this proposal so that we can continue the consideration of the report in a timely and effective manner. I would also like to remind the delegates that due to the ongoing liquidity crisis, our session must conclude by 7 PM today, within the 3 hours from the start of the afternoon session. I count on your support and cooperation to ensure that we conclude our work by 7 PM today by adopting our report by consensus. And I would like to inform that I have A/AC105 L343, as well as of its agenda from 1 to 18, in English and in all the other languages. Please let me ask you not to change the procedures because there is no agreement on this item. I would also like to read out the currently available documents in all languages. Delegation should have before, namely, A/AC 105 L343, 1, introduction. A/AC 105 L343, addendum 1, agenda item 5, general exchange of view. A/AC AC 105 L343 Addendum 2, agenda item 6. A/AC 105 L343 Addendum 3, agenda item number 7. A/AC 105 L343 Addendum 4, agenda item number 7. A/AC 105 L343, Addendum 18, Agenda Item Number 7. A/1.5 L343, Addendum 5, Agenda Item Number 7. A/AC 105 L343, Addendum 6, Agenda Item 8. A/AC105, L343, Addendum 7, Agenda Item number 8. A/AC105, L343, Addendum 8, Agenda Item number 9. A/AC105, L343, Addendum 9, Agenda Item Number 10. A/AC105, L343, Addendum 10, Agenda Item Number 11. A/AC105, L343, Addendum 11, agenda item number 12. A/AC 105 L343, addendum 12, agenda item number 13. A/AC 105 L343, addendum 13, agenda item number 14. A/AC 105 L343, Addendum 19, Annex 1, ATLAS. A/AC 105, L343, Addendum 14, Agenda Item Space Innovation, Exploration and Innovation, Number 15. A/AC 105, L343, Addendum 15, Agenda Item Number 16. A/AC105, L343, Addendum 16, Agenda Item Number 17. And finally, A/AC105, L343, Addendum 17, Agenda Item Number 17. This morning we adopted following documents: A/AC105L343, pending all language versions to be available, as well as pending paragraph 18, which is a placeholder for A/AC105L343 Addendum 1 for any additional tests, and paragraph 21, which will be adopted once all parts of the report have been— has been adopted. So we will now continue, proceed by adopting the draft report paragraph by paragraph.— and each document as a whole. Let's continue to the adoption of Document L.343, Addendum 1, agenda item number— which is number 5, right? Okay, number 5. So we will now continue with documents A, C, 105L.343, Addendum 2, and adopt the draft reports as contained in this document paragraph by paragraph. So I ask please to the Secretary to show, uh, on the screen the distinction we made. Let me remember, only for internal purposes between procedure, views, and decision. You see on the screen what it concerns, Section number F, General Statement. So, procedural matters from paragraph number 1. Please scroll on. Paragraph number 2— paragraph number 3— paragraph nummer four— paragraph numberr five— paragraf nammber sixu— paragraph numberr seven— paragraph numberr eight— And that's all for the first part. Then let's go on. The Russian Federation. Yeah, Russian Federation, sorry, was leading.


Russian Federation [22:18]:

Thank you, Chair. Firstly, to say that we've taken note of your statement to the effect that the inserted sub-paragraphs will be they are temporarily for understanding and that they will then be deleted when the report is, or if it is adopted. Secondly, we would request you to slow down very slightly when you go through this document so that we can follow, so that we can follow how it's on the screen and also in the printed document. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [23:03]:

Any other? Okay. So go back to paragraph number 2. Paragraph number 2, what is it? Okay. At the AT-44/46 meeting, the Chair delivered a statement in which he recalled the recent 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, which was an occasion both to reflect back and look forward to the future. He noted the great opportunities ahead to strengthen cooperation, support innovation, and expand exploration responsibility. As well as the need for the committee to demonstrate its ability to respond effectively and efficiently, keeping pace with today's space economy. So thank you. Let's move ahead by slowly moving paragraph number 3. Let me avoid to read it. Paragraph number 4 on the African Space Agency and others. Paragraph number 5. Paragraph number 6. Paragraph number 7. Paragraph number 8. Yes, please, Secretary-General.


UNOSA · Secretariat [26:04]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. There is one conference room paper that should have been listed. The conference room papers submitted by Canada and Germany on sharing scientific data from space cooperation, access, and capacity building. The document symbol number is A/AC.105/2026/CRP.43. Thank you very much, Mr.


Russian Federation [26:28]:

Chair.


Italy · Chair [26:29]:

Thank you. So this is on paragraph number 7.

Let's scroll.

Paragraph number 8, many bullet points. Please give 1 minute to the delegation to read it. Okay, and that closes the fourth section. So— yeah, full session, I mean, on the screen. So can we adopt this paragraph from number 1— number— yeah, yeah, number 1 to number 8. Because the other one is summary. I see no objection, so adopted. Thank you. Then summary, we do have under summary paragraph number 9. Paragraph number 10. Paragraph number 11. United States, please.


United States of America [28:19]:

Thank you, Chair. I had raised my flag for paragraph 10. First of all, let me express our appreciation to you and to the Secretariat for the provisional subheadings that are listed on the documents. I think they will be helpful in guiding our discussion this afternoon. I will also just flag that for our delegation, we are not yet convinced that this report, as it's drafted, would be something that we feel comfortable publishing in a manner that co-mingles the procedural content with the summary of discussion with actions and decisions. So that is a discussion that I think in our perspective remains open. And maybe we just see how the conversation goes to make some decisions in that regard. Chair, with regard to paragraph 10, this is actually a good example of a topic that I think is widely agreed. That is a consensus viewpoint, but it remains unclear to us whether the committee is taking an action or whether it is recording a discussion among different viewpoints or whether it was a procedural matter. I think if we believe that this is something the committee should reaffirm, we should say reaffirm and we should move it to the decision section. If it is a discussion that happened, we should use maybe some broader language instead instead of noted, which is an action. It's a soft action, but it is an action. So I think perhaps we would say, if we want to leave it here in the summary, we would say discussed or some formulation. Maybe as we go, we can find some agreement on alternatives to the word noted, because I think we see it a lot in the report. Thank you, Chair.


Italy · Chair [30:10]:

Thank you. Any other requests? I see none, so— China. China.


China [30:29]:

For this paragraph, it is a consensus of all of the member states here, so maybe we can try to use the committee noted that it is the member states consensus that together with its subcommittees and just going the following.


Italy · Chair [30:50]:

Thank you. Any other comments? No, let me finish the list, then I will answer. Paragraph number— sorry, UK or United States? United States.


United States of America [31:18]:

Thank you, Chair. Just to reiterate our view that if we use the term reaffirmed, it should be removed from this section and placed in the decision section. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [31:32]:

Thank you.

Any other?

So let me finish. Paragraph number 10, somebody continued, and number 9. Decision to be moved. Yeah, paragraph 10 to be moved. Then paragraph number 11.

United States.


United States of America [32:17]:

United States. Thank you, Chair. Here we would have the same comment as above.


Italy · Chair [32:24]:

Thank you. So, decision to be continued. Paragraph number 11.

China.

China, please.


China [32:48]:

Sorry, Chair. I'm just confused because I think this is views— this is a view expressed by almost all of the member states here and this paragraph just records the views expressed. I think there is a slight difference between the committee's decision and views expressed by member states. So maybe you can ask whether it's a member state's intention to move it to the decision part or just keep it here and change the language.


Italy · Chair [33:25]:

Okay. We can ask the committee whether they agree to move that paragraph 11 to the decision.

Yeah. Does the committee agree with the proposal of China delegation To move it into decision. So I see no objection. United States, please. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [33:55]:

I think we would support moving both paragraphs 10 and 11 into the decision section with the word Reaffirmed for both.


Italy · Chair [34:09]:

Okay.

Any objection on US proposal? I see no objection, so approved. Then we do have the Paragraph number 12. Any comments? I see none. So approved. Paragraph number 13. Comments? Objections? Suggestions? None. So approved. And sorry, paragraph number 14, CA/AC 105/L343, for additional text on exhibits and side events. We already agreed this morning on that.

Okay.

Ukraine, please.


Ukraine [35:43]:

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. First of all, we would like to thank you for your excellent work throughout this current session and your efforts to propose this draft report. Frankly, it's a bit difficult, you know, now to see this report because we see this procedural issues summary and decisions. We are a bit confused and because we have some proposal to actually to this addendum which we have already sent to the Secretariat and would like to reflect it to the screen, namely certain bits. I can read it out. So the Committee was informed that the position to the affiliation to the United Nations of the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education in Eurasian region hosted by the Roscosmos Corporate Academy continued to be maintained. I don't know exactly where we have to put it to the procedural, to the summary, but we are flexible here. I thank you.


Italy · Chair [36:57]:

Okay, thank you. Any other comments? Argentina.


Argentina [37:05]:

Argentina. Thank you very much, Chair. Argentina would like to make a proposal to add a paragraph addressing the COP/US link so that the report would include the national statements for two reasons. Firstly, because we agree with the way in which the Secretariat has drafted the report. We think that, indeed, this could be more effective. And secondly, there's no need to discuss the national statements if we include them directly. And also because Argentina disassociated itself from Agenda 2030 as of October, it's no longer binding on us. And if we do not include the national statement, at least through a link, then our disassociation from that item would not be reflected. I think this would come under Addendum 15. So in order to avoid having national positions appended to all of the addenda, we think it would be a better idea to just have a link. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [38:28]:

Thank you. Any comments on the Argentina proposals?


UNOSA · Secretariat [38:45]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for giving me the floor. Now, one thing to consider is, again, what exactly what we did during the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, which is that at the beginning of the report, the text could be inserted to say that the committee noted that the text of statements delivered by delegations during the session is available on the official website of the Office for Outer Space, and we can have the hyperlink in the report. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.


Italy · Chair [39:17]:

It's okay. It's okay for you.


Argentina [39:22]:

Thank you.


Italy · Chair [39:23]:

Any other? So did we finish the fourth list? Okay, so can I assume that the test is Russian Federation? Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [39:42]:

Thank you, Chair. As far as we are able to judge, there was a common understanding to the effect that this section would include only consensus-based language and it would be from the committee, the voice of the committee, things that the committee agreed to. In our view, 13-bis is not such a consensus piece of language. If this is a national position, then obviously in line with Argentina's proposal, which we're prepared to consider, it should be included under the summary.


Italy · Chair [40:34]:

Thank you. Argentina.

Thank you very much.


Argentina [40:48]:

For clarification, we are not asking for our national comments to be reflected in the report simply in order to comply with the report structure established by the Secretariat, which we think is appropriate. Simply, we wish to have our national position reflected by including an item, perhaps a footnote, as the Secretariat deems most appropriate, or a link, a link that would then refer to the national statements that are published on the website.


Italy · Chair [41:25]:

That's all. Thank you. Thank you. United States. United States.


United States of America [41:33]:

Thank you very much, Chair. And just to say I think this conversation is exactly some of the questions that we have raised in terms of the distinction between paragraphs that refer to the broad themes that were discussed in the room, as well as the balance between representing national viewpoints. I think removing certain subheadings generates more confusion in that regard. That is That's part of our position. I think, however, the proposal from the distinguished delegate of Argentina is an elegant way to highlight that a wide range of delegations made a wide range of statements and to let those statements speak for themselves. They don't need to be renegotiated here in the report, and we should not be policing each other's statements. Every member state has the right to express its own viewpoints, and they can be very different from each other, and we shouldn't have to agree on those in the context of this report. So we would endorse the proposal from Argentina. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [42:40]:

Thank you. Other announcements or comments? Let me point out that, as I told before with my very few remarks, among the criteria— that we have selected to write down and divide. The report we decided to avoid to put national position in order to be, as I said, more concise and effective and not so much time-consuming. Please.


Argentina [43:53]:

We fully understand the aim and we support it. We don't think that including a link to national statements would be problematic because it doesn't mean that we're discussing the national statements. It simply means that we're including a link. Otherwise, I would have to seek instructions Thank you.


Italy · Chair [44:17]:

Additional comments?


Ukraine [44:24]:

Ukraine. Ukraine. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Referring to our proposal, I just would like to note that actually it's almost the great language that we had during the previous COPOR sessions. So, my delegations doesn't see any objections to this. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [44:46]:

Thank you.

Any other? Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [44:59]:

Thank you, Chair. This 13-bis essentially doesn't fit here in this section. 13-bis is a, is a national statement. It's not a statement that was supported by the Committee, despite the fact that it may have been approved elsewhere and wasn't objected to. So we cannot agree to it. Even before it was objected to, so we would object to it here in the text too. Thank you. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [45:38]:

We need to move on, so I propose that we keep this as pending item. Can we approve from the delegations this proposal? Okay, I see no objection. So let's go on, please. Also on the screen, what he concerns, United States base.


United States of America [46:20]:

Thank you, Chair. Uh, just before we move off of the Addendum 1, just to flag that paragraphs 9 through 14 for us would remain in square brackets until we complete the full reading of all of the addenda. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [46:35]:

Okay, agreed. Let's move on now. Addendum Chapter 2, Ways and Means of Maintaining Outer Space for Peaceful pool poses. So, procedural matters. Paragraph number 1. Paragraph number 2. So number 1 agreed and number 2 agreed.


UNOSA · Secretariat [47:24]:

Yes, please. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving the floor. For paragraph 2, there should be also France on the list of countries with— thank you very much, Mr. Chair. And also South Africa, my apologies. So France and South Africa should be added.


Italy · Chair [47:40]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Paragraph number 3, I see no objection, approved. Paragraph number 4, I see no objection, agreed. Paragraph number 4 bis, Is this enough time to read it? Okay, I see no objection. Approved. Please go on. Now, summary. Paragraph number 5.


Speaker 49 [48:45]:

I didn't see it.


Italy · Chair [48:46]:

See no objection, approved. Go on. Scroll the screen, please. Paragraph number 6.

No objection.

Approved. And then United States, please.


United States of America [49:18]:

Thank you, Chair. Just to— I think if we have it the same language in paragraph 4 bis, then it is not necessary necessary here, so we would remove paragraphs 6 and 7. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [49:35]:

Thank you. It will be done. Any objection on that? Ukraine and the Russian Federation leader. Yeah, Ukraine.


Ukraine [49:47]:

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can we just refer to the para for Please. We would like to put our proposal for Ter, which we have sent to the Secretariat, and we would like to reflect it on the screen. I can read it out. The Committee was informed that notwithstanding the revisions introduced to the Updated draft resolution entitled Space Science and Technology for Promoting Peace. Concerns remained regarding the appropriate competence of the committee to address issues covered by the draft resolution, the potential duplication of issues addressed elsewhere within the United Nations system, and the extent to which the draft adequately reflected the dual-use nature of many space technologies and the existing international legal framework governing the issue. The Committee was also informed that no consensus existed on the draft resolution. I thank you, Mr. Chair.


Italy · Chair [50:51]:

Thank you. The Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [50:59]:

Thank you, Chairperson. With respect to Fort Terre, the same comment from us here. This is the view of one delegation. I think there is a better place where this can be placed rather than in this section of the report. That's the first thing. And secondly, with respect to the proposal of the US, I think it was, to delete 7. As a placeholder regarding the outcomes of the discussions. We're not really understanding why it needs to be deleted. We would like to actually propose text on the outcome of the consultations.


Italy · Chair [51:57]:

Thank you. Yes, please. Secretary General. Thank you very much, Mr.


UNOSA · Secretariat [52:03]:

Chair, for giving the floor. For the placeholder for outcomes of the consultations, the Secretary General also prepared some text for the consideration of the member states, and with the permission of the member states, we are happy to show what the text looks like. So what we prepared as the text for your consideration is that while support was expressed for the draft resolution, which aimed to strengthen cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, develop space technologies to address global challenges, prevent the militarization of outer space, thereby ensuring its peaceful and sustainable use for the benefit of all humankind, it was also expressed that the committee was not the appropriate forum for consideration of the draft resolution. Resolution, given its focus on security-related matters. We prepared this paragraph to be in a section of the summaries. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you.


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [53:07]:

UK. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I think to begin with, we'd like to just express our concern about this process. We've got a huge amount of text to review and we've got very little time, so for us it seems that we're kind of working in a fruitless way. We're not going to end up with a report at this speed. So that's just the first thing that we'd like to say. Second thing is we can't agree to that paragraph. We don't think that that was actually an accurate reflection of what was discussed, and as far as we can see, it was a single member state that wanted to hold its own informal consultations about a process that's not happening in Vienna, so I don't understand why we would would need to have outcomes of those consultations recorded within the report of COPUS. We heard from a distinguished delegate from the Russian Federation that only one member state had the view that was expressed by our distinguished colleague from Ukraine. The UK had the same position and we expressed it under the ways and means agenda item, so we also express that view. However, as I said, if we continue in this way, I don't think we're going to end up with a report. So we might want to think about how we're progressing and the speed at which we're progressing. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [54:26]:

Thank you. I fully agree with you. Canada, please.


Canada [54:33]:

Thank you, Chair. I just want to echo the comments of our UK colleague, and in particular on this language. This isn't something that we can support the way it's as drafted makes it sound like the committee in its entirety expressed support for the draft resolution, as well as what it aims to achieve, and that is not the case at all. I think if it's necessary to include something about the outcome, we should just simply note that consensus was not achieved on this resolution. But I also echo the concern that if we continue going at this pace, we will not end up with a report.


Italy · Chair [55:05]:

Thank you. Thank you. Any other? Ukraine again, please.


Ukraine [55:14]:

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Very brief. I would like just to echo what's been said by distinguished delegates regarding those two issues. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [55:25]:

Thank you, Russia Federation.


Russian Federation [55:31]:

Thank you, Chair. As we understand it, when we held the consultations, it was our delegation that held the consultations. We were not trying to achieve consensus. We were informing delegations about our initiative in connection with this draft resolution. So we did conduct those consultations, and as a result of the consultations, we succeeded in agreeing on a statement by member states of COP/ROS in support of the draft resolution, and we informed of that, and we also read out the text of the statement. So in this paragraph, we would like to have our own wording, if we may.


Italy · Chair [56:25]:

Thank you. Since I see there is no consensus, let me propose to you to consider this pending. Any objection? It's not the case, so we move on. Decision and recommendation, paragraph number 7. Russian Federation, please.


Russian Federation [56:52]:

Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. We would like to raise one more issue. This is for BIS. The paragraph on our statement, it was proposed to move it to the summary. We— as we understand it, there is no agreement for that. We don't know if it's going to be in the summary or not. So in any case, that paragraph should not remain in this section of the report. And once again, we do have our own wording, proposed wording for the outcomes of the consultations We would be ready to send it to the Secretariat or to read it out now.


Italy · Chair [57:52]:

Thank you. Since this is a procedural matter, I would ask the Secretary-General to give the opinion on that.


UNOSA · Secretariat [58:02]:

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chair. We still have not received the text that the distinguished delegation of the Russian Federation as mentioned, we first need to receive that to be able to screen it. And as— because, again, we are spending quite a bit of time just on this, perhaps, again, while we receive the text proposed, we could move forward to the decision and recommendations and come back later to this part. Thank you very much, Mr.


Italy · Chair [58:29]:

Chair. United States.


United States of America [58:36]:

Thank you, Chair. We're happy to place some of— all of this language into square brackets and come back to it, but we would need to have 4bis together with it to make some decisions on the final content all at once. I'll also just highlight this is a perfect example of a topic that we will not reach consensus on. We will not find a way because of the wide range of viewpoints on this topic to reflect either excitement about the resolution or disappointment disagreement with the resolution as part of a consensus decision. So it is a, frankly, a waste of this committee's time and the resources to spend lots and lots of time arguing about a report that ultimately we won't be able to accept most of this language. Thank you. Thank you.


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [59:26]:

UK. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'll just reiterate the point that I made, that this was a resolution that was brought by a single member state to discuss informally, which is their right, no problem, we engaged in the informal consultations, but it was in no way any process that was related to the work of the committee. It hasn't been agreed by the committee, it hasn't been mandated by the committee, so therefore I don't understand why it would be in the committee's report. And we're okay to note that those informals took place in the margins of the committee, that's fine,, but anything beyond that we will not be in a position to agree and therefore we retain our square brackets. And I'll just say at the same time, I completely agree with what was just said by our distinguished colleague from the United States. If we can't agree on something, we should probably just move on instead of having the discussion ad nauseam within the plenary. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:00:20]:

Thank you. Any other? So according to the criteria of the redaction of the report and the positions expressed by member states, I kindly ask to the member states who have proposed individual position to withdraw them. Otherwise, we will never finish this afternoon. Any objection on this proposal? I see none, so approved. Let's go on.


Speaker 73 [1:01:01]:

Aspects of deed.


Italy · Chair [1:01:02]:

Yeah, yeah, right. Number— decision and recommendation, paragraph number 8. Please, go on. No objection, approved. Then is the last one is the decision? Yeah, okay. So let's move to the other addendum. Report of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee on its 63rd session. So again, procedural matters, paragraph number 1. Sorry, Russia Federation, for the previous item.


Russian Federation [1:02:08]:

Thank you, Chairperson. Just clarification, please, on your most recent proposal for the last document there. This is Addendum 2. So for the powers on which we do not have agreement, if we could have clarification of your proposal.


Italy · Chair [1:02:33]:

Yeah, my proposal was to withdraw where agreement is not existing.


Russian Federation [1:02:47]:

Yes, please. Russian Federation. Thank you, Chairperson. In that case, we cannot agree to withdraw the proposals. Our position is that information about the fact that on the sidelines of the session consultations were held on a draft resolution, this is a procedural matter. Therefore, it should be reflected in the text. That's a fact. Such events did occur, so we don't know why we should have to hide that fact. Whether we agreed or didn't agree is another matter, but the fact that consultations took place is a purely procedural matter, and we want it kept in the text.


Italy · Chair [1:03:45]:

Ukraine and United Kingdom.

United Kingdom.


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1:03:50]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. If we're going to have this language under procedural, then it would say the committee was informed that, and then informal consultations were held by a single member state on their draft. Informal consultations were held by a single member state on their draft, and then it would continue, UNGA resolution, etc., etc. We would be happy to agree that it's factual. It doesn't talk about the results of the informal consultations and that probably helps us to avoid some of the more contentious issues. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:04:40]:

And the other one on the list, I don't see it anymore. United States.


United States of America [1:04:49]:

Thank you, Chair. We are happy to leave all of this language for this, for ter, for quat, if that one still exists. Paragraph 6, paragraph 7, and now paragraph 8 should all remain in brackets and should all be considered together. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:05:09]:

Thank you. Ukraine.


Ukraine [1:05:12]:

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to echo what's just been said. To put our proposal as well and to put it into brackets. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:05:23]:

Thank you.

So since this is procedural matter, I will ask to the Secretary to give their opinion.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:05:34]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Apparently there is no agreement at this point, and I've suggested that they keep those like in the progress proposed by the United States, the square brackets, and then come back later and move on. Thank you very much.


Italy · Chair [1:05:50]:

Thank you. I agree. Any comments?


China [1:05:56]:

China. Thank you, Chair. It is our understanding that we can put a very brief sentence describing what has happened. I think the— now the first paragraph of paragraph 7 is a good basis, but maybe it's not so exact by using the phrase "a single member state" because there are some member states attending this informal consultation. So just maybe take some of the words and then we can keep the left.


Italy · Chair [1:06:33]:

Thank you. Any other? United States. United States, please. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [1:06:47]:

I just would respectfully request some clarification as to what we are doing. If we are going to negotiate this paragraph, I'm happy to introduce some language that would balance out the framing. So that it could reflect the view of my delegation about this resolution. We did make a statement in the plenary about it, and we are happy to insert a sentence that says many member states expressed the view that this resolution was problematic, or whatever. We can find some language, but if we don't want to spend time on that in the plenary right now, then we should leave all of this in brackets and come back to it later. Thank you. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:07:26]:

Any other? I see no one. So my proposal is to suspend the discussion on this and go on with decision and recommendation, which are on the report of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee on its sexy Third session, but procedural matters. Paragraph number 1, comments. Paragraph number 2, comments. Paragraph number 3—

yes, please, Argentina.


Argentina [1:08:16]:

Muchas gracias, señor presidente. Thank you very much, Chair.

Simply to add Argentina to paragraph 3 because we also made a statement. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:08:26]:

Thank you to you.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:08:29]:

It will be added.


Italy · Chair [1:08:31]:

Then go on, go away, go on with the text. So number 1, number 2, number 3 with Argentina added. Approved. Thank you. Then go to procedural matters, paragraph number 4. United States.


United States of America [1:08:51]:

United States. Thank you, Chair. Um, can I please request that we scroll back up to the beginning of the first page? Yeah, further up.


Italy · Chair [1:09:03]:

Okay, thank you.


United States of America [1:09:04]:

So this, this section's 1, paragraph 1, 2, and 3 would be considered procedural? Is that correct? Yeah. Okay, thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:09:12]:

Okay, so I repeat, approved. Then procedural matter also, paragraph number 4, France.


France [1:09:25]:

France. Thank you, Chair. Simply to add France, we also made a statement under this item. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:09:36]:

Thank you. I took note. United States.


United States of America [1:09:44]:

Sorry, Chair, my comment is for paragraph 4. Okay.


Italy · Chair [1:09:50]:

South Africa.


South Africa [1:09:53]:

Hi, Chair. If we can go back to paragraph number 1 where we're saying is procedural matters, I realize most of the paragraphs are not aligned with the subject area. If you say "committee noted," that is acknowledgement. It's nothing procedural. Paragraph number 3, you say the chair of the subcommittee made a statement. You are making a statement. It's not procedural. You are simply making a statement. So same applies with the other paragraphs. The headings must be aligned with the content. For instance, where you say the committee noted, when you note We are not approving. We are not agreeing. It's never a decision. It is an acknowledgment. So most of the paragraphs, they need to be aligned with the headings. Thank you, Chair.


Italy · Chair [1:10:45]:

Thank you. Please proceed with matters. The Secretary General.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:10:54]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. If the language that says noted with appreciation is considered to be not really inconsistent with the procedural matters. What can be considered is that the committee received the report of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee on its 63rd session, just to reflect the factual action that was taken. Thank you very much, Mr.


Speaker 106 [1:11:17]:

Chair.


Italy · Chair [1:11:25]:

Okay, any objection? Okay, thank you. So let's move on. Again, scroll on. Again, procedural matters, paragraph number 4 and number 4-bis. Comments? Yes, the United States.


United States of America [1:12:05]:

Thank you, Chair. I actually think the clarification that was just made in response to the question from the distinguished delegate of South Africa is an elegant way to make sure that when we are making procedural statements that the content is reflected as such. Perhaps here we might use the same term that the Secretary proposed, or we could say "was informed" as another option.


Italy · Chair [1:12:32]:

Thank you. Comments on this proposal?


Speaker 110 [1:12:35]:

No comments.


Italy · Chair [1:12:45]:

The amendment is written on the screen. Okay, I see no objection. Let's go on.

Approved.

Summary, paragraph number 5. Paragraph number 6. No comments on 5 and 6. Approved. Yeah, United States.


United States of America [1:13:22]:

Thank you, Chair.

This sentence in paragraph 5 appears to be missing something. It appears like a statement of fact rather than a record of a discussion. So perhaps we should say discussions were held on the matters of— and then to continue as it reads.


Italy · Chair [1:13:51]:

Thank you. Comments on this proposal? India. India. India, do you have any comments? I see the President.


India [1:14:19]:

Chair, I'm sorry for going back to the Para 1. I was just trying to understand the subcommittee of scientific and technical subcommittee, it's under the committee and it's expected to report the deliberations and the decisions. Just mentioning that it's received the report, I don't know whether committee is taking cognizance of the report. Just receiving means it's kept aside. Whether that is the meaning we are getting, I'm sorry, this is an understanding problem from my side, but would like to consider this particular word. Sorry to take the floor again. Yeah, that word endorsed. I thought of giving a suggestion, but endorsed could be a better word.


Italy · Chair [1:15:30]:

Any comments on this proposal? Yes, the United States.


United States of America [1:15:37]:

Thank you, Chair. This— then we can go along with this proposal. I think we would just— it then would have to move to a decision because the committee is taking action. With the information that it received.


Speaker 117 [1:15:51]:

Okay.


Italy · Chair [1:15:54]:

Can I assume consensus on this? I see no objection, so approved. Let's go on. Always summary. No, let's start from the beginning. Summary, paragraph number 5, Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [1:16:31]:

Thank you, Chairperson. We'd like to go back to 4-bis. Yes. Thank you. Here it says that the Committee approved decisions and recommendations of the subcommittee and the working group that are endorsed. So what decisions and recommendations are these? And how did the committee endorse them?


Italy · Chair [1:17:14]:

Thank you. Procedural matters, please, Secretary.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:17:19]:

Yeah, uh, thank you very much, Mr. Chair. During the course of the deliberations under the agenda item on the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee's report, the chair actually, before the close closing of the agenda item read out actually the decisions that were— I apologize for repeating once again. Well, this is a paragraph to— for the committee to endorse what was already discussed. And present it to the committee for endorsement. Thank you very much, Mr.


Italy · Chair [1:18:04]:

Thank you. Any comments? Okay, thank you so much. So let's go on. Approved. Then summary, paragraph number 5. Comments? United States.


United States of America [1:18:30]:

Thank you, Chair.

If we can just return to 4bis, please. I think our delegation also remains confused about the wording of this paragraph. We certainly are happy to try and figure out how to reflect it, but is the— maybe the Secretary can clarify— Yes. —if the paragraph is intended intended to convey that the committee endorsed the reform proposal that was developed by the Working Group of the Whole under the STSC? Is that what the paragraph is intended to convey, or is there something more nuanced?


Italy · Chair [1:19:09]:

Thank you. Secretary, please.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:19:16]:

Thank you very much. The intention of this paragraph is to endorse all the agreements and recommendations that were made and endorsed already in February during the STAC session. So that's what this paragraph means. Thank you very much, Mr.


Italy · Chair [1:19:32]:

Chair. Thank you. Comments?


United States of America [1:19:38]:

Yes, please. Thank you, Chair. So then, in the last— second to last sentence, should it say, "And noted that the subcommittee endorsed the decisions"? I'm sorry. I just remain confused what decisions and recommendations are being endorsed.


Italy · Chair [1:20:00]:

Can you please clarify?


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:20:04]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I'm sorry, I was not clear. During the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, There was a working group that was held and then the report of the working group of the whole was also attached to the report of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and also recommendations including agreements of the working group, the whole, for instance, having inter-sessional meetings after the SDAC session was also one of them. So basically what was discussed and agreed and made recommendations during the SDAC session were in the report, and then this is the paragraph that endorses those recommendations and agreements. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.


Italy · Chair [1:20:45]:

Comments? Okay. Yeah, Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [1:20:54]:

Thank you, Chairperson. We have the same doubts. That's why we put the question. We have the impression that the group discussed the agenda items and then endorsed the decisions, but there was no— there was no consensus. So our view is that either we get rid of 4bis or we write that it took note or it noted the decisions and recommendations on continuation of the work during the intercessional period. That would be reflecting reality. Otherwise, we would look for additional clarification from the Secretariat on this.


Italy · Chair [1:21:57]:

Thank you. Please.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:22:00]:

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I apologize, I was not entirely clear. And as indicated at that last line of this paragraph, the recommendations and the decision of the Working Group that were made during the STSC period, as reflected in the Working Group of the Whole's report,— in February is referred to in this paragraph, not the working group, the whole SECAG during the intersessional period. It's the working group, the whole during the STSE session in February. So that's what this paragraph is talking about. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.


Italy · Chair [1:22:41]:

Thank you. Any comments, objection? Okay, yeah, so thank you, approved. Then let's go quickly. Summary, paragraph number 5, no objection, approved. Paragraph number 6, No objection. Approved. Paragraph number 7. Yes, United States, please.


United States of America [1:23:27]:

Thank you, Chair. Again, just not really a controversial paragraph, but because it implies a value judgment, I think here we would want to say the committee— at the beginning, the committee discussed the application of, and then after the term Annex 2, I think we would just remove the next 3 words, something like that, unless we intend to make a decision to reaffirm some concept or value which we could also support.


Italy · Chair [1:24:08]:

Thank you. Thank you. Any objection on this proposal?

Okay, approved.

Paragraph number 8, I see no objection. Paragraph number 9, I see no objection. Approved. Paragraph number 10. Sorry, you— United States.


United States of America [1:24:44]:

Thank you, Chair. I apologize, my, uh, my flag was up for paragraph 8. Um, this of course is a paragraph that we fully support. I think here we need to make a decision as to whether we are moving this to the decision as a reaffirmation, or if we are capturing the discussion. We could go either way. I think if we want to keep it here, we would say the Office for Outer Space Affairs informed the committee of its important work under or through— yeah, through. Then we would, after the word initiative, we would say, which develop the capacity. And then, yeah, just continuing on, which develop the capacity. Exactly, so delete the next few words. Alternatively, we could move this into the decision section and make something stronger that we can agree on. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:26:00]:

Thank you. Any comments? Objection? No, the case so approved. Paragraph number 9. Any comments? Objection. United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [1:26:22]:

Here we would again change the word noted to reflect a summary of discussion. So was informed, perhaps.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:26:33]:

I just changed the word.

It was informed.


United States of America [1:26:36]:

Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm on the wrong paragraph. We're on paragraph 9. Yeah, the edit would be to say the committee further discussed the work of— Thank you.


Italy · Chair [1:27:02]:

Thank you. Comments? Objections? Seen on, so approved. Then paragraph number 10 has been deleted. Yeah, postponed. Then let's move on. Okay, let me say that the chair has conceded this approach is not allowing the discussion to progress efficiently. And so the chair therefore proposed that we first approve the paragraph on proceeding, then paragraph on decision and recommendation, and finally return to the summary. Any objection on this proposal on my side? I see none, so we can move on this line. Please, Melida, can you manage the session for some minutes?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:28:10]:

Thank you. Okay, did I understand correctly that we are now moving to the procedures with the para? Okay, let's start then with para 11, 12, and 13, which we have under procedural matters. Any comments here? United States, please.


United States of America [1:28:25]:

Thank you, Chair. Here we would say, "was informed of the discussion." Under which— Under paragraph 11.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:28:32]:

Okay.


United States of America [1:28:35]:

And paragraph 13, we could say, "was informed" as well.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:28:42]:

Okay, noted. Any comments? No? So 10, 11, and 12? Adopted then. Then going to summary. Can you scroll, please? Yeah. Para 13, any comments? No? Adopted, so we can move on. Decisions and recommendations, Para 14, any comments? I see none. Adopted. Then procedural matters, 15. Any comments? Sinan? Yes. Sorry, apologies, I'm moving too fast. United States.


United States of America [1:29:29]:

Thank you, Chair. I am in awe of your speed and happy to follow with you, so thank you very much. Could I maybe just invite the Chair and the Secretariat in the procedural matters paragraphs, wherever we say took note, could we just say "was informed" or "recalled" as a matter of practice if the room is comfortable with doing so? Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:29:51]:

Yeah. Any comments on this proposal? I assume that then there is agreement on this. Yeah? Can we then move to summary? And we have para 16, 17, 18. Any comments on these three para— I see none, so they're adopted. Sorry. United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [1:30:16]:

In paragraph 17, again, we have more of a value statement that would be perhaps the view of some delegations that made interventions rather than a decision that we're making. So I think we would start the paragraph with the committee discussed the activities. Activities, and in the middle of the paragraph we would remove "were considered essential." We could also add the word "important" next to activities if we want, but I think something like that would be helpful. Thank you. Yes?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:30:51]:

You wanted to— okay, we noted this. Is there agreement on this proposal? Canada?


Canada [1:30:59]:

Thank you, Chair. I don't have a comment on this. Specifically, but I just have a question of clarification. I thought the chair just announced that we would approve procedural matters and then decisions and skip the summaries. So I just wondered if that was how we were going to proceed for the rest of the documents. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:31:46]:

Apologies. Let's move then to the procedural part. I think these are the headphones. Sorry. Yeah. Yeah, so procedural matters, we have just one paragraph here. Yeah, any comments here? No, so it's adopted. Yeah, and then we move— now then we have under procedural also 21. Any comments here? No. Adopted. Then 23— para 23, 24 as well under the procedural matters. No comments here, so adopted. Yeah. Moving to Para 29, 30, 31, 32. I will wait here. 33, 34. Yes, can you scroll down? These are the Para under procedural matters as well. Yeah, any comments here? I see there is agreement on this, so adopted. Yeah. 36, 37, 38, also under procedural matters. United States, you have the floor.


United States of America [1:33:26]:

Thank you, Chair. I don't mean to slow you down, but, but maybe if I could implore you to go maybe just slightly slower to make sure that we understand which paragraphs we are discussing.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:33:34]:

Duly noted.


United States of America [1:33:35]:

If we could revert back to paragraph 30 or something like that.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:33:38]:

Okay, 30. Yeah, so para 30, then 31, 32, 33, United States.


United States of America [1:34:04]:

Thank you. Just because the term recall is an action verb that would imply some kind of decision, perhaps maybe we could say was informed.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:34:13]:

Under 33. Under 33. Was informed.


United States of America [1:34:15]:

Thank you, Chair.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:34:18]:

Okay. Any comments on this? So we agree on this? 34? Okay.

Adopted.

Then 36, 37. U.S.?


United States of America [1:34:43]:

Thank you, Chair. If I could just request, please, to scroll up slightly. 36? Yes. So, 36 is fine, I guess. 37, I'm confused a little why the places in the procedural section.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:35:04]:

Where would you move it?


United States of America [1:35:06]:

Thank you, Chair. I think if we are choosing to endorse something, it's an action of the committee, so it would be a decision.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:35:15]:

Any comments on this, to move this under decisions? Para 36. So there is agreement on this, this to be moved under decisions. Can we then proceed with 37? Yeah.


United States of America [1:35:41]:

38.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:35:45]:

United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [1:35:47]:

Just to inquire if we are continuing the practice of replacing "noted" with "was informed." We are. Yeah, thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:35:59]:

So 38, 39, 40. 41. Yeah, 42. Can we go down? 41. Yeah. Any comments on this para? See none, so they're adopted. Yeah. Can we continue with para 42, also under procedural? No comments or agreement on this as well? Can we move to other procedural para? Yeah? Down, down, down. Procedural matters. We have 45 and 46. Any comment on this? No? We have agreement? Just need to add a text. Just give us a second, please. This para will be added. Do you see it in front of you? Yeah. Do I need to read it or you see it?


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:37:53]:

Yeah, I'll just— Okay, please. Well, thank you very much, um, Madam Chair. The following paragraph with the text that you see in front of you, it should be inserted. I will just read it out for the interpretation purposes. The committee had before it the conference room paper by Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, France, Mexico, Peru, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Committee on Space Research, European Astronomical Society, European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, International Academy of Astronautics, International Astronomical Union, Lunar Policy Platform, Outer Space Institute, Secure World Foundation, and Square Kilometer Array Observatory. Entitled Protection of Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society, document symbol number H/AC.105/2026/CRP.35/REV1. Should be inserted as the separate paragraph. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you very much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:38:49]:

And we have then one more para, 46, under procedural. Yeah, this is the last one here. United— South Africa, apologies. Thank you, Chair.


South Africa [1:39:02]:

A statement 41, there is somewhere where we changed the verb recalled to another verb. I'm not too sure what we we had. If you can just go back, para 41. 41, yeah, 41. The committee also recalled that one of the methods, uh, it doesn't read well. I'm not too sure what we're trying to convey here. Maybe if you can revert back to the initial verb that we changed where we said recall. There's another wording that we used. Maybe if you can just bring that wording here, it will give the statement and meaning. Thank you. I can't remember what we substituted it with, but it was initially recalled—


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:39:49]:

was informed— was informed.


South Africa [1:39:51]:

Maybe if you can just use that and see how it reads. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:39:58]:

41. So the committee was also informed The committee was also— not also— was also informed that one of the methods for collecting information— yeah, okay. So we— do we have agreement on this? Yeah, okay. And on this part as well. So then we can then move on the part— I think it was 45 or 6— 45. 45, 46. Any comments on United States, please?


United States of America [1:40:36]:

Thank you, Chair. Just under the decision section that I think we moved past and may have skipped a paragraph, which is I think 44 now.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:40:45]:

Let's see. Still under the procedural now.


United States of America [1:40:49]:

So this is a separate section on decisions, right? Yes. Are we considering that now? No, not—


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:40:54]:

first we are going to the procedural. Yes, correct. Okay, so 46. Any comments here? No? So it is adopted. Yeah? Can we move further down? This is it. Yeah? Moving now to the decisions part. Can you scroll, please, to— so— Delegations can say it. Here, yeah. We have Para 44. Any comments here? I see none. No, sorry, United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [1:41:51]:

Here, I think we're just a little bit confused because there's perhaps a lot of content that is describing the discussion that happened, which is different from the action that the committee is taking. I think from the way we read this paragraph, the last sentence would be a decision. But the rest of the paragraph would be more in the summary, or perhaps maybe the procedural.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:42:26]:

So we can split it. So one part would be under the summary, or— Yes, so one part, apologies, would go under procedural and the second one under the decisions. Can we do it now so delegations can see it, please? So 44 would now go under procedural, and then under decision, this last sentence would be then the separate para. Any comments on this? Do you see it? So only the last sentence, the committee invited ITU to continue to submit reports to the subcommittee, would go under decisions. So under decisions and recommendation, we would then have two para, just two para. Can you scroll so we see how many para we have under decisions and recommendations? So para 14, and then the para we have added now. Yes. Any comments on this? No. Thank you. So it is adopted. I suggest we move to the next one and we also start as we did it now, first with the procedural. Azerbaijan, you wanted the floor, please. Thank you very much.


Italy · Chair [1:44:33]:

Just linguistic suggestion in number 3, space system-based— can we come back? Number 3, I think I think Chapter 3, Lakmaseema. Yes, more down, not up, down. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Space system-based disaster, I think I suggest let's write space system-based support to disaster management, just to be clear. Just the disaster is not related to space, okay, but to be clear and more explicit, aggressive and proactive to space.


Speaker 183 [1:45:13]:

Thank you very much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:45:16]:

Secretariat, please.


UNOSA · Secretariat [1:45:17]:

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for giving the floor. That's the exact title of the agenda item on the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. Thank you very much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:45:26]:

Can we then proceed? Okay. Moving to Addendum 4, right? Right. Yeah? Okay. Can we start with procedural matters? And the Para Under procedural. So starting with Para 1, 2, 3. Can we move on? 1, 2, 3. Can you scroll, please? Okay. We'll wait. Yeah.


Speaker 187 [1:45:59]:

4.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:46:04]:

The Russian Federation. Apologies. And then the United States. The Russian Federation, you have the floor.


Russian Federation [1:46:13]:

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. We're very surprised at the speed. We're not sure that we're all keeping up with you. We'd like to see clarification. Are we now on the next addendum? Have we finished with the previous one? Have we agreed on every paragraph there? Because with all this jumping around, it's very hard to follow whether we have completed all the procedural paragraphs, the recommendations, the decisions. And we warned about that at the very beginning, and we suggested that we would go through it paragraph by paragraph in the old way, we're really quite at a loss here. We understand that we don't have much time left. We have just an hour, but we would like for approval of the report to take place without undue haste and in a manner that can be understood by all of us.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:47:24]:

Thank you very much. Just to clarify, I said that we are moving to Addendum Number 4 and that we have finished with the procedural and the decisions part. And I propose that we go through all of the addendums, through the procedural and to the decisions part, and then go back to the summaries of the documents. The Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [1:47:51]:

We don't agree with this approach. That's just confusing. We propose that we complete each addendum in full, and then only then we move to the next one.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:48:08]:

United States also wanted to take the floor.


United States of America [1:48:12]:

Thank you, Chair. We are happy to go through go through each agenda individually, paragraph by paragraph, but again would just reiterate that the summary of deliberations paragraphs would remain in square brackets for us no matter whether we take them now or whether we take them later. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [1:48:52]:

Just give us a second, please. I would kindly ask you that we resume for 5 minutes and we will continue the session at 6:05. Thank you. Distinguished delegates, can we please continue? I thank you. Thank you for your flexibility. Since we only have— we have less than 1 hour, and we have tried to be innovative and flexible, and I would truly propose we do our best to make most of our time that we still have available. And I would reiterate my proposal that we go through procedural and decisions as we have started. Any comments on this proposal? I see there is agreement, so we can continue. Okay, going now, we have agenda number 4, procedural matters. We have Para, 1, 2, 3. Can we scroll down, please?


Speaker 195 [2:05:56]:

4.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:05:57]:

So 1 to 4. Any comments on this? I see none, so accepted. Can we continue, please? We already had 4. Yeah. So we don't have any procedural more here under this. Okay. We have then decisions and recommendation, recommendations, Para 7. Yes, China, you have the floor.


China [2:06:28]:

I'm sorry, Chair. Did we just go through Paragraph 5 and 6? I think summary. Pardon.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:06:35]:

Oh, now we are dealing just with procedural and with decisions and recommendations. We will go back to the summary afterwards. Yeah, so on 7, I see no comments, so adopted. Can we move on then to Addenda 5? 18. Sorry, 18. Apologies. Addendum 18. So starting with procedural matters, here we have para 1, 2, and 3. Any comments on this para? I see none, so they are adopted. Moving to decisions and recommendations, we have Para 4.


Speaker 199 [2:07:37]:

Anymore?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:07:37]:

I cannot see. No, only Para 4. The Russian Federation, please.


Russian Federation [2:07:54]:

Thank you, Madame Co-Chair. We have a proposal. The proposal is to remove the reference to the preliminary recommendations, focusing on operationalizing Guidelines B.1 and B.4. All the way up to continue deliberations. So, delete that. Have any—


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:08:33]:

United States, please.


United States of America [2:08:35]:

Thank you, Chair.

I think there were a lot of productive conversations on that topic. Perhaps we could go with the committee noted that the expert group had discussed the preliminary recommendations, so not agreed to but discussed.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:08:48]:

Thank you. Any additional comments on this? No? So we can agree on this? No? Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [2:09:17]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. We wouldn't be objecting to the fact that the group discussed, but we do want to delete the reference to the guidelines B.1 and B.4.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:09:36]:

Any other comments on this? United Kingdom.


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [2:09:45]:

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I think our recollection was actually that we did agree in the plenary to focus on those guidelines and recommendations. So I don't understand why we would change it to discussed and remove those specific sections. It seems that actually this is quite a good reflection of what was agreed in the plenary, so we would prefer to go back to what was there. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:10:17]:

Can we go back, the Russian Federation?


Russian Federation [2:10:23]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. We recall that we, on the contrary, did not agree. We agreed to continue with the work during the intercessional period. Therefore, we agree with the word discussed but not with the word agreed.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:10:48]:

Okay, as there is no agreement on this, I suggest that we move on in the interest of time. Yeah. So the next addendum, please. Number 5. So addendum 5. Can we start with procedural? We have just decisions and recommendations. Decisions and recommendations, para 1. Any comments on this? No? So adopted. Can we move on, please? So is this still under the decisions? So para 2 and 3, can we continue please? Any comments here, 2, 3? No? Adopted. Let's move on, please. Okay. Addendum 6, starting with procedural matters. So we have para 1, 2, 3. Any comments here? I see none. Adopted. Let's move on, please. And para 4. Also, I see no comments here, so adopted. Then we have Para 7. No comments here, yeah? Para 8 was deleted, yeah? Moved to decisions and recommendations, okay. Can we then move to— no, sorry, going too fast. So still under procedural matters. Paragraph 19 and paragraph 20. Any comments here? No, I see none, so adopted.


Speaker 211 [2:13:42]:

Yeah.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:13:46]:

Paragraph 22 and paragraph 23.


United States of America [2:13:52]:

United States, please. Thank you, Chair. I'm sorry, but I just to understand what happened with some of the paragraphs that maybe we were skipped because they were summary. Yes. If you can scroll back up to paragraph 10 and help me understand where that fits. We will go back.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:14:10]:

More, more.


United States of America [2:14:12]:

This is summary. So that would all be summary.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:14:13]:

Yes, correct. Okay. Can we go down? So, para 22 and para 23, any comments here? No? Thank you. Then we have paras 26, 27. We also have agreement on this? Yeah? Can we move, please? Para 30 and— Para 30, apologies. Any comments? No? Okay, agreed. Para 32? Okay. Para 35? No? Agreed. Yeah? Okay. So then to decisions. Para 6, any comments? No? Okay, adopted. Let's move on. Then we have this one, 14 bis, 15, 16. Okay. 17, 18. Okay, agreed. Can we move on, please? Then under decisions and recommendations, also we have paras 24 and 25. Any comments? No? Great, thank you. And also para 29. We also have agreement on this. Thank you. Also para 34. 34, the Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [2:16:24]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. You're going extremely fast. We would like to take us back to 25. Yes. We would like to propose replacing the second last line, so the word 'would' should be changed to 'will' on the understanding that The materials will be disseminated.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:17:01]:

Okay, thank you. The Russian Federation, any comments on this? I think we can agree, adopt it. Can we then move on to the—


Speaker 219 [2:17:16]:

the para?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:17:18]:

No, we are now at the decisions part. 34. Okay. The Russian Federation. The Russian Federation, you have the floor.


Russian Federation [2:17:41]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. There was no agreement on this. There were no instructions given to anybody. Therefore, we suggest that it should be deleted. The committee didn't agree with the secretariat that it would collect any kind of information here.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:18:13]:

Germany.


Germany [2:18:14]:

Thank you, Madam Vice Chair, for your able leadership of this report adoption process. Um, just to clarify that during the discussion of this agenda item, the chair of this honorable committee presented this as a decision item to the committee, gave time for us to object to this point. There were no objections received, and we concluded with It is so decided, which means that we took a decision on this paragraph, meaning that we would object the removal from the present report. Thank you very much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:18:51]:

Any additional comments on this para? I suggest we move on. Okay. Decisions and recommendations. Okay. We're— that's it. Yeah. We can move to the next addendum. 7 or 8? 7. Okay. Okay, so we have under decisions and— apologies, United Kingdom.


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [2:19:47]:

Sorry, Madam Chair, for requesting the floor just to go back, but you don't have to do it on the screen, but just to correct clarify our position on the paragraph on the LTS Working Group. We had an objection to removal of, I think it was B.1 and B.4, but we actually were okay with going ahead with that. We looked back over the record and we think it's correct to remove. Thank you. Okay, thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:20:11]:

So, Canada.


Canada [2:20:14]:

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I'm hoping that I can just suggest something quickly that will allow us to move forward with this decision. It's, "We agreed to have further discussions." So, we agreed to continue to discuss.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:20:26]:

So, there was a decision made. We would like that captured, and it would hopefully satisfy the delegations that raised their concerns. Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments in this regard? So we can agree on this, yeah? Okay, thank you. Let's move on, please. Yes, Addendum 7. So, decisions and recommendations. This would be para 1. Can we go further down, please? Can you just go back so we see what is Para 1, Para 2, and Para 3 so it is clear to the delegations? This is Para 1. Moving then to Para 2. This would then be Para 2 and then Para 3. Any comments? Thank you. I see that we agree on this. Can we move further down, please? Okay, moving to Addendum 8, starting with procedural matters. So under procedural matters, we have para 1, 2, 3, 4. China, you have the floor.


China [2:22:52]:

Thank you, Chair. Just add China as co-sponsor of this CRP.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:22:58]:

Adding China as co-sponsor of CRP. Thank you. Any additional comments? Secretariat, please.


UNOSA · Secretariat [2:23:12]:

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. In paragraph 2, we should add the United States and also Egypt on behalf of African states. Thank you. Thank you very much. Well, I have more, if I may. For paragraph 3, there should be also additional one document, the conference room paper submitted by Germany, Egypt, and Mexico entitled Space for All: Interregional Dialogue to Advance Cooperation and the Capacity Steps to Fill the Gaps, A/AC.105/2012. 2026/CRP. Okay. So, and also in paragraph 4, uh, the sub-paragraph D should be deleted. Thank you very much, Madam Chair.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:24:01]:

Thank you very much. The Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [2:24:08]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. We have questions on Addendum 7, maybe we finish with this and then I would request that you go back to 7 with respect to the new text.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:24:23]:

Okay, let's continue with this and then we will go back to Addendum 7. Germany, please.


Germany [2:24:33]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to clarify on the CRPs, the two CRPs that we have Germany as a co-sponsor. So we have the one on the Space for Development Initiative, and I'm taking the liberty, uh, asking my Slovenian colleague to, to confirm, uh, that Slovenia is also co-sponsor of that paper. And then on the other conference room paper just below, uh, to add the Philippines as a co-sponsor as well. Again, asking the colleagues to correct me if I'm wrong. Thank you very much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:25:05]:

Giving the floor also to Slovenia.


Slovenia [2:25:08]:

Thank you so much, Madam Chair, and thank you to our German colleagues. In fact, this is correct, Slovenia also co-sponsored this paper and we would be very grateful if you could add us to this list. Thank you so much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:25:20]:

Adding also Slovenia to the list. So, we have Para 3 now.


Speaker 239 [2:25:27]:

Yes.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:25:29]:

Can we— sorry, can you please turn off the microphone, the Russian Federation? Thank you. Okay, so para 3. Can we go move down, please? Para 4, Ukraine, please.


Ukraine [2:25:50]:

Thank you, Madam Co-Chair. Just to clarify the sentence, the Committee heard the following presentation— presentations or technical presentations? Can you please point to the—


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:26:02]:

which para— Thank you. Just the heading. Yes, yes. So the committee heard the following presentation.


UNOSA · Secretariat [2:26:11]:

Please. Thank you very much, Mr.— Madam Chair. Apologies. For the scientific and technical subcommittees, we use like a scientific and technical presentations. For the legal subcommittee, we used to just say technical— I'm sorry. Presentations. Thank you very much, Madam Chair.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:26:28]:

Thank you for this clarification. Okay, do I take it that we agree on this para? Thank you. Can we move on? Then decisions and recommendations. Can you please show all of these paragraphs so the delegations can see them? Let's start with Para 9. Any comments, questions here? No? Para United States, you have the floor.


United States of America [2:28:04]:

Thank you, Chair. With your permission, if we could just leave this this language in square brackets. We understand there have been some informal consultations on this topic and that content diverges from what is on the screen. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:28:20]:

Brazil, please.


Brazil · Sustainable Space for Development Group [2:28:26]:

Thank you very much, Madam Vice Chair. On behalf of the Sustainable Space for Development Group. We had some fruitful consultations on the sides of the tables, also listening to some colleagues that had some concerns about this language. And I would be pleased to present an alternative paragraph to these 3 that are displayed on the screen. So if you allow me, Madam Vice Chair, I would like to present it here now. Please. Thank you, Madam Chair. The language would be the following: The Committee noted the initiative undertaken by several states entitled "Space for Development, International Cooperation, and Implementing Benefit Sharing in Space Activity." The Committee acknowledged that informal consultations on the topic would continue, led by the supporting states, and noted the intention of the supporting states to report on these efforts. Full stop. The Committee also acknowledged that the Office of Outer Space Affairs would continue to facilitate efforts by states to communicate information to other states as needed and within existing resources and mandates. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:29:54]:

Any additional comments on this? Just give us a couple of seconds so that we write it down. Hopefully you can see the text now. Can you just show both paragraphs, please? These are the paragraphs now. Any comments on this? Or we can agree on this? United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [2:30:55]:

We first would like to express our appreciation to the delegations who have worked really hard to find some compromise language on this topic. We look forward to finding some agreement here. I think we just have one question for the distinguished delegate of Brazil, where these paragraphs would be in the report, if it would be in the decisions or in the procedural section. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:31:24]:

Brazil.


Brazil · Sustainable Space for Development Group [2:31:29]:

Thank you, Madam Vice Chair. The intention of the group would be initially that it be in in the outcomes part of the report, but of course we are open to listen to the room as to their preference. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:31:48]:

United States.


United States of America [2:31:50]:

Thank you, Chair. We definitely view this as a very constructive proposal. I think most of the content here are important discussions that are ongoing. They are not new decisions by the committee, so we could potentially join consensus on the language as part of the procedural summary. Thank you.


Speaker 254 [2:32:10]:

Okay.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:32:13]:

Do we have agreement on this, that we can move this to the procedural part? Thank you. We can then continue. This is— yeah. Going back to Addendum 7, the Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [2:32:45]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. We just would request a few minutes to acquaint ourselves with the text.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:33:09]:

Can I just kindly ask the delegation of the Russian Federation if we can move on to other addendum and then come back to this text in the interest of time.


Russian Federation [2:33:27]:

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:33:28]:

Thank you very much. So moving to Addendum 9, procedural matters. So we have para 1 and 2 under procedural. Any comments? I see none, so we can hopefully agree on this. Thank you. Yeah, can we please proceed? Yeah, Addendum 10, starting with procedural matters. We have here Para 1 and 2. Any comments here? No, thank you. Can we move on, please? 11. So Addendum 11. Sorry, can we just— we have no other procedural here, right? Okay, so this is Addendum 11. Under procedural matters, we have Para 1, 2, 3. Any comments here? No, thank you. Adopted. And decisions and recommendations, uh, para 8, United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [2:35:16]:

This is in the interest of time. This is not a decision that my delegation is prepared to join consensus to take. Thank you. We would propose to delete.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:35:30]:

Yeah, if that is okay with other delegations. Thank you. We can proceed. I don't know, 12? Can we zoom out, please? Thank you. So, 12, procedural matters. Paragraph 1 and 2. Any comments? No, thank you. So we agree on this. Yeah, moving to Addendum 13. Starting with procedural matters. Yeah. Argentina.


Argentina [2:36:29]:

Muchas gracias. Thank you. Just to say that Argentina also made a statement under this item. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:36:36]:

Thank you. We will include Argentina. Slovenia. Thank you so much, Madam Chair. Yes. Yes, exactly.


Slovenia [2:36:44]:

Thank you so much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:36:46]:

So Slovenia as well to the list. Australia.


Australia [2:36:50]:

Thank you, Chair.

Just a very minor technical correction to place MICTA in brackets after the list of Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, Republic of Korea, and Türkiye, as this conforms to typical reporting fashion.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:37:02]:

Thank you. Thank you. Any other delegations? No? Thank you. So, we have Para 1, 2. Can we please go further down? Are there any additional comments to Para 1 or 2, or I assume that this is agreed? Thank you. Can we move to Para 3?


UNOSA · Secretariat [2:37:49]:

The Secretariat would like to take the floor. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. The Paragraph 3, Subparagraph C, will update the list of all the countries that sponsored the conference room paper. There are quite a few countries that— thank you very much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:38:05]:

Okay, so this will be updated. Yes. Yeah, in the Para 3. Any comments? No? So we agree on Para 3. Can we move on, please? And Para 4. Thank you. Moving to decisions and recommendations, we have Para 11. Any comments here? No, thank you. So adopted. Para 12. Okay, just changing the letter of the annex. Thank you. And Para 13, also under procedural matters. The Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [2:39:01]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. Once again, we'd like to say that it's not possible to work when you're going so fast. Delegations are either not able to follow your work or are only able to barely follow your work. Therefore, We warned against such haste at the very outset. We would like to go back to paragraph 11.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:39:39]:

We would like to recall that, according—


Russian Federation [2:39:45]:

that no consensus was achieved on the report of the Working Group of the Whole. A decision was made to continue with the work in the intersessional period. Therefore, the paragraphs starting with 11 and the subsequent paragraphs, we would like to have them deleted.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:40:16]:

Any other comments on this? New Zealand.


New Zealand [2:40:25]:

Thank you, Chair. We would like some wording in there to reflect Italy's offer to host intercessional meetings to discuss some of these matters further, but we'll just need a minute to write some text to propose. But please don't let us stop progress. So in the interim, what we would do is— so we can keep space for this— is suggest adding that text back in that's just been proposed to be deleted. Um, by the Russian Federation, but ultimately we will suggest some replacement text instead. But we just need some time, unless Italy has already got some text they would like to use to reflect those intercessional meetings.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:41:45]:

I suggest that we come back later to this and move on. Okay, can we please continue? We have Para 12 under procedural matters. Can we agree on para 12? Yes. Thank you. The Secretariat will add text. Just give us a couple of seconds, please. Okay, just to clarify, so the delegation see this in front of them. If you can zoom out, please. So that they see 14— the paragraphs that have been added to the procedural. Are there any comments on this, Para? United States.


United States of America [2:44:42]:

Thank you very much, Chair. We certainly support the inclusion of language to this effect. It is absolutely a fact that the committee did have broad support for the proposal to hold a space for. I think in 14 ter, the first sentence is problematic because, if I recall correctly, there was only one country that maybe was still consulting to just make some— to decide whether they could go along with the proposal. So I think we would delete— we would say further support was expressed by all member states, all members of the committee, or something similar to that. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:45:50]:

Can we put this 14th term under summary? China, please.


China [2:45:58]:

Xièxiè. I believe our US colleague also acknowledges that the paragraph we just saw, the original text reflects the fact actually, and it's just a descriptive paragraph. So we prefer to preserve the original one. If U.S. want to stress for the support, maybe a separate paragraph, because the original paragraph 14, it emphasized the views of the developing countries. If we change it like this, the second sentence of this paragraph will make no sense. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:46:49]:

So we will put it in square brackets.


UNOSA · Secretariat [2:46:52]:

It's summary parts.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:46:53]:

So this will be summary part. This will be the summary part. Yes. Do we agree on this?


China [2:47:03]:

I think it's originally in the procedural part, but now if we put it in the summary part, it means we don't have time, so we will lose it. So I don't see the rationale between— we have to, I mean, put it into two parts so clearly, one to procedural, one to summary. We prefer just to leave it here.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:47:30]:

The Russian Federation. Russian Federation, you wanted to take the floor, please, because we would like to move on. Yeah, President.


Russian Federation [2:47:51]:

Thank you, Chairperson. We would all— we would also suggest that we revert to the original version, the new proposals have made this text too complex. 14 ter, uh, there was no support from all of the, uh, member states of the committee. This— the wording in 14 ter does not actually reflect the reality.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:48:23]:

Okay, I would suggest that we move on and then come back to this, as there is no agreement on this. US, do you agree with this?


United States of America [2:48:30]:

Yes, if we leave it in brackets. Thank you. Let's do—


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:48:32]:

please, can we please go further with— yeah. Can we please continue? Addendum number 14. So, Addendum Number 14, Procedural Matters. We have para 1, 2, 3. Can you go a bit slower? So just a bit, yeah. And para 4. We have 4 paragraphs here. Can we agree on this, Farah? Thank you. Adopted. Okay, moving to addendum number 15. Since it is 6:50, I would like to inform you that we have half an hour more to conclude with the reports. I suggest that we continue, so we have half an hour more. Procedural matters. Para Azerbaijan, please.


Azerbaijan [2:50:56]:

We also made statement.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:50:59]:

Okay, great.

I was also just informed that we have 15 minutes more with the interpretation, and after that it is without interpretation. Yeah, apologies, Azerbaijan. Okay, any other delegations? So, procedural matters, para 1, 2, and 3. I see there are no comments, so agreed. Apologies, also para 4. Para 3.2, we added the Philippines and removed India. Yeah, can we move to Para 4? And also Para 4, any comments on the Para 4? No, thank you. Agreed. Decisions and recommendations, para 9. Any comments? No? Thank you. Sorry, apologies. Argentina.


Argentina [2:52:30]:

Sí. Thank you. We did not participate in this decision, so it isn't a consensus decision. —so we would request the deletion of this paragraph. And in light of how the report is being developed, we would still have to see how our position will be reflected.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:52:58]:

Thank you. Any other comments on this? European Union?


EU · Observer [2:53:06]:

Yes. Yes, apologies, Chair, but if you can go back to paragraph 2, I think for the European Union it's missing and its member states. Can we go please back to paragraph 2?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:53:22]:

European Union.


EU · Observer [2:53:24]:

And the member states. On behalf of the European Union and its member states, normally.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:53:27]:

Yes. Thank you. European Union and its member states.


EU · Observer [2:53:38]:

If we can add to the text, please.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:53:50]:

Of its member states. Of the European Union on behalf of its member states. European Union on behalf of its member states. European Union.


EU · Observer [2:54:13]:

Yes, it was correct, on behalf of the European Union and its member states.

Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:54:19]:

That's not usual— Correct, correct. Okay, I suggest that we move forward, please. The Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [2:54:37]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a procedural question for the Secretariat. To what extent does the European Union, as a permanent observer, have the right to take the floor on this and to propose amendments to the draft report?


UNOSA · Secretariat [2:55:04]:

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for giving the floor. I just want to just remind the delegates that in accordance with the Annex of the General Assembly Resolution 65/200 76, the observer for the European Union can request the right of reply, but on the agenda item of the adoption of the report is considered as the decision-making process of the committee, and thus the distinguished observer for the European Union shall not be able to exercise the request the floor to make an amendment to the, the text during the adoption of the report. Thank you very much. Madam Chair. If the amendment made by the European Union is supported by states and then make their amendments, that's also possible.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:55:59]:

So the states would need to propose this amendment first. Ukraine.


Ukraine [2:56:06]:

Thank you, Madam Co-Chair. Actually, my delegation would like to make this correction. So we would like to put— to mention the European Union on behalf of the— I mean, on behalf of European Union and its member states. I thank you. Thank you, Ukraine. Malta. Thanks.


Malta [2:56:26]:

I was also going to propose the addition on behalf of its member states.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:56:31]:

Thank you. Thank you very much. Any other comments, or we can agree on this? Thank you. Moving to Para 3. Any comments on Para 3? Thank you. And then Para 4. Can we agree on this? Thank you. Okay, moving to 16, Addendum 16. We start with procedural matters where we have Para 1. Can you zoom out a bit, please, so the delegations can see it? Para 1, Para 2, any comments here?


UNOSA · Secretariat [2:57:51]:

Secretary General, thank you very much, Madam Chair. There should be additional sentences to be inserted at the beginning of paragraph 2. The representative of the Russian Federation also made a statement under the item, and also a statement was also made by the representative of the Office for Outer Space Affairs. These two sentences should be inserted. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:58:15]:

Okay, so this was additionally inserted. Any other comments on this para 1 or 2? So I take it that we agree on this. Para 3? Para 4? Can we just stop at para 4? Para 3 and 4, any comments? So I'm not moving too fast. No, thank you. Can we move on? Okay, so moving to para 5, 6, 7, and 8. Can you show, please, all of them? 5, 6, 7, 8. Any comments? United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [2:59:30]:

With regard to paragraph 8, and we will have the same comment also for paragraph 9 when we get there, to move those to the decision section. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [2:59:41]:

Any other comments? So we would move this under the decisions part. Do I take it that we agree on this? Yes, thank you. Moving to Para—


Speaker 310 [3:00:07]:

not.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:00:19]:

So all of them would be going under decisions from 4 to 8, correct? United States.


United States of America [3:00:26]:

Thank you, Chair. Our proposal was for specifically for paragraph 8 and also for paragraph 9 when we reach it.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:00:33]:

Yes, this was my understanding. So para 8 and para 9 would then go under decisions. Yes. Do other delegations agree with this?


Speaker 314 [3:00:45]:

Yeah.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:00:47]:

Thank you. Can we move on to Para 9?


UNOSA · Secretariat [3:01:02]:

Yes.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:01:03]:

So Para 9, which is also now under decisions, Para 9 and Para 10. Can you please show both Para? Paragraph 9 and paragraph 10. The Russian Federation, you have the floor.


Russian Federation [3:01:24]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. We would like to clarify with the Secretariat with respect to the candidacy. We made a decision with respect to Sir India and Uganda and the Bahamas. So the question is about the Bahamas. Was a decision made with respect to the Bahamas or not?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:01:58]:

All of them were decisions.


UNOSA · Secretariat [3:02:01]:

Yeah?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:02:06]:

Any other questions? No? So we can agree also on Para 9. Para 10. Can we go further down? Para 10, Para 11, any comments? No? So we can agree on this. Para 12.


United States of America [3:02:31]:

Apologies, United States. Thank you, Chair. I'm with you, actually. Paragraph 12, we would recommend as a decision. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:02:40]:

To move para 12 under decisions. Okay. Thank you. Can we agree on this? Yes. Thank you. So one more para under decisions. So this would be para number 14. The Russian Federation. So this would be— Thank you, Madam Chair.


Russian Federation [3:03:45]:

We are not entirely understanding what is proposed to do with Paragraph 14, but the proposal that's on the screen has to do with a decision that hasn't been made. So if the decision hasn't been made with regard to the schedule of work for 2027, it doesn't change. Therefore, Therefore, we propose leaving it as the agenda for the current session.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:04:32]:

Secretary, and then Chile. Chile first. Chile. No tenemos interpretación. Do we still have interpretation?


UNOSA · Secretariat [3:04:42]:

Up to 7:15, we were allowed to—


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:04:48]:

Yes, it seems that— I don't know whether we— The interpreters are still here, yes.


Chile [3:05:06]:

We did not receive interpretation of the Russian statement previously.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:05:17]:

Russian Federation, thank you very much. Distinguished delegate, we will repeat the question.


Russian Federation [3:05:22]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. What we were saying was that the proposal to change the agenda of the Committee for 2027, that there was no decision made to that effect. Therefore, we suggest reverting to the current agenda for the 2027 session.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:05:47]:

The Secretariat, please.


UNOSA · Secretariat [3:05:48]:

Well, thank you very much, Madam Chair, for giving the floor again. This is something, like, the chair actually read out this morning as well, um, the— in absence of the agreement on the agendas for the scientific Technical Subcommittee as well as the Legal Subcommittee, also the committee, it was proposed and there was no objection to the proposal by the chair of the committee to have the intersessional consultations on the agenda and schedule of work for 2027, just like what it was— This was agreed this morning.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:06:17]:

Yes. Exactly. Thank you. I saw United Kingdom. No? Okay. Can we then agree on this? Yes, I take it that we— there is the Russian Federation. Yes, please.


Russian Federation [3:06:42]:

Spasibo.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We are not understanding here which decision was made with respect to what. Are we deleting and then replacing with the new 14?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:07:03]:

We are deleting and adding this new 14. So the decision that was taken this morning was that intercessional consultations will be held. Yes, and this is the whole para is stated here. Yeah? Okay, thank you. So we agree on this. Yes, thank you very much. Can we proceed? So, para 15, the dates. Any comments here? I think we all agree on this. Thank you very much. We can then move to Addendum 17.


United States of America [3:07:49]:

Apologies. United States. Thank you, Chair. Just to reiterate that my delegation previously stated during the initial discussion with the Chair that we would not be in a position to agree to the schedule of work for 2027, and that is why it is part of the consultations that the Chair kindly agreed to lead through intercessional consultations. Recommendations, we would delete this section and use the same language as proposed above. Thank you. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:08:16]:

Any other delegation that would like to take the floor? No, thank you. So we can move on. Yes. Yeah. Can we move to Addendum 17? Starting with procedural matters. United States. Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [3:08:59]:

Just to close the loop on that last comment, We agreed to delete that last paragraph, but it is still not deleted. So if that could be just reflected in the text.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:09:07]:

Thank you. Thank you. Can we move on? Yeah. So starting with Para 1. 1, 2, 3. Any comments here? Yes. From now on, we have no more interpretation services. So para 1, 2, 3, I see no comments here, so we agree on this. Can we move on, please? Can we please move on? Yeah, but then 19 or 18? 19. So, Addenda 19, procedural matters. We have para 1, 2. Can you scroll down, please, a bit more so the delegations can see both para? So para 1 and 2. Any comments? No, thank you. So we agree on this. And then under decisions and recommendations, we have para 3. Any comments? No? Thank you. So we agree on this. So can we now go back to, to Addendum 14? 13. 13. Apologies. 13. Okay. So we stopped here at outcome— yeah, sorry, these are procedural. So 14. 14th term, we have this two para. Okay, sorry. Just for clarification, just a piece of information that I would like to share with you. That the Secretariat went back to the video recording and a mistake was made in copy-pasting the paragraphs for this part of the document. We profoundly apologize for the mistake made, and based on the criteria we have clarified at the beginning, considerations not related to, related to the factual developments do not belong in the procedural part of the report. We have been making positive progress and we ask delegations to please cooperate with us in good faith. I think that we are all doing that and we therefore ask delegations to proceed with the procedural and decisions part as currently screened. Yes. So, can we go through this? So, under procedural matters, we have one para. Secretaryette. Yes? Do we have any comments on this? Can we then agree on this para 1 under procedural? Yeah, I take it that we agree on this para. Okay, can we please move on? Yes, this is under this addendum. Yes. Okay, then we have one more. Okay, just to clarify this, so we are now at addendum 13. 13 under decisions and recommendations. Okay, just to repeat, so addendum 13, decisions and recommendations. We have two para here. Can you please scroll a bit up so the delegations can see these two para that have been added? Are there any comments on this? So can I take it that we agree on this two para? Yes, thank you. Then para— still para 14, please, so the delegations can see it. 14. So the para above replace the original text. Yes. Can we proceed? Thank you. And we have one more, that is Addendum 2, Para 4bis. Any comments on this para? Do I take it that we— Do I take it that we agree on this? Ukraine.


Ukraine [3:18:13]:

Thank you, Madam Co-Chair. Can we see the whole proposals?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:18:18]:

The whole list? Yes, we will go back. Okay, thank you.


UNOSA · Secretariat [3:18:32]:

Is it okay?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:18:39]:

Can we proceed? Ukraine? United States?


United States of America [3:18:45]:

Thank you very much, Chair. My delegation is prepared to join consensus on 4bis as part of the procedural section of the report. It is a factual statement. I think the condition for us on including this language here would be that we don't include the rest of the other language that was discussed earlier.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:19:03]:

Thank you. Thank you very much. I see no other delegations that would like to take the floor. Any other addendums open at this point? So we have concluded. Yes, is there any other delegation that would like to take the floor? The Russian Federation.


Russian Federation [3:20:19]:

Thank you, Madam Chair. Could you please a little bit pull back to the previous— thank you, 4B. 4B, 4B.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:20:36]:

It's just listing the presentations. Yes? So I take it that we agree on this. Yes? Thank you very much. Just bear with us a couple of seconds more, or minutes. UK, United Kingdom, please, you have the floor.


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [3:22:11]:

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I just wanted to take a brief moment to just thank you for your work and your leadership on this session. An hour ago we didn't think it was possible, but it seems that you've done an incredible an incredible job and we'd just like to thank you for leading us in such a clear, precise and consensual fashion. So thank you very much.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:22:34]:

And I would like to thank you, all delegations, for a very constructive approach and that we managed to do this together. So thank you very much.


Italy · Chair [3:23:08]:

So thank you. Thank you, Vice Chair. Distinguished delegates, thank you. We have adopted the sections containing the procedural matters as well as the decision and recommendation. Given the time limited available, we do not have actually sufficient time to come back to all the agenda and consider the various views reflected in the summary paragraphs. I therefore propose, in my capacity as Chair, to assume responsibility for the preparation of a Chair's Summary following the same approach agreed by the Legal Subcommittee at its last session. I would accordingly invite the Secretary to display the language that was agreed by the Legal Subcommittee concerning the Chair Summary. Can you project it? A couple of minutes to read it. Okay, so I would ask delegations whether they can agree to proceed on the basis of that language. Apart from my glasses, I see no objection and take it that the committees Agrees.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:25:07]:

United States.


Italy · Chair [3:25:08]:

United States, please. And China. And China.


United States of America [3:25:11]:

Thank you, Chair.

Unfortunately, my delegation is not able to go along with this additional language as it is currently drafted. We are happy to work on some kind of caveats if we need them, but we would not be able to join consensus on this part. Thank you.


China [3:25:28]:

China. Chair, since we do not have the opportunity to have a better choice now, we support your proposed text, follows the practice of LSE and last STSC, and we think it's important to state that this does not constitute a precedent. And secondly, We'd like to require that since the member states do not have the opportunity to participate in the drafting of the Chair's Summary, we hope that the Chair's Summary could reflect neutrally, comprehensively what happened during this session, not only the consensus we reached but also the disputes, especially some major disputes. Which is important considering the whole UN system and what we choose to be in this system. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [3:26:30]:

Thank you. Any other comments? United States? No? Thank you, Chair.


United States of America [3:26:37]:

My previous comment stands.


Italy · Chair [3:26:38]:

Thank you. Egypt. Egypt.


Egypt [3:26:44]:

Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. Let me start by congratulating you and your bureau for your able stewardship for the whole session. And again, my reiteration of appreciation to the whole Secretariat for their efforts. Mr. Chair, we as a delegation have noticed that the draft that you presented avoided discussions that could have been taken us much, much longer than we've had. My delegation attached great importance to the development date of this committee, and just to have this position on the record, we regret that this report excluded the particular mention of the developing countries and the particular mention of several aspects that we used to have in the reports of the committee. This report is important for all of us. The caveat that we— my delegation suggested to be reinserted in this report was agreed already by scientific and the legal subcommittee, and that was a compromise that we had to be able to move forward and adopt the report. That's why we totally support the addition that you mentioned, be it on the chair summary as well as the caveat of this particular report. Thank you.


Italy · Chair [3:28:04]:

Thank you. Any others? Canada.


Canada [3:28:10]:

Thank you very much, Chair. I just wanted to go back to the fact that we've— what we've agreed to, both with the procedural elements and the decision elements. There was a lot of jumping around. I think we all tried to do as best as we could to track what was approved and what wasn't approved, but before it's finally gavelled in, I would really like to see the compendium, like a consolidated report to know exactly what is going to be put forward to be agreed to. I just think it's kind of unclear in my head what shape this is going to take, which specific paragraphs we've all agreed to. I understand that there is a lot of— I don't want to hold up the process, but I just think it would make sense if we could just review the entirety of the report.


Italy · Chair [3:28:51]:

Support. Thank you. Thank you. Any others?


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:28:56]:

South Africa. South Africa.


South Africa [3:28:59]:

Chairperson, South Africa aligns itself with the statement made by Egypt.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:29:04]:

At this point, South Africa and developing countries has compromised a lot in terms of language and other aspects that we normally refer to in the report, so South Africa itself with the statement by Egypt. Thank you. United Kingdom.

UK.


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [3:29:24]:

Thank you very much, Mr.

Chair. I've already thanked the distinguished Ambassador from Slovenia, but I just wanted to say a special thank you to Italy, and especially the Ambassador from Italy, for leading our discussions. These aren't easy times in the UN system, but we've come out with some good results, and at least the commitment to continue speaking to each other, and for us that's centrally important if we're going to invest in multilateralism, something we strongly believe in. So thank you to Italy and also to all delegations that contributed to our outcomes today. Thank you.


Slovenia · Vice-Chair [3:29:57]:

Mexico. Mexico. Mexico, yes.


Mexico [3:30:10]:

Mexico. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wasn't sure you had mentioned our delegation. First of all, seconding our colleagues, we would like to, of course, thank the Italian delegation, yourself, Mr. President, and all of the team, Ambassador Lepre, and our Italian colleagues for the effort invested in in arriving to this result. Secondly, of course, we would like to highlight that we— talking in my national capacity, but as well as part of initiative related to Space for Development, we would like to acknowledge the hard work we put into arriving at this solution with our colleagues, but also highlighting that we fought hard to give or to make the concessions we all have to make. As well, we would like to highlight the importance for the caveat, Mr. President, since we wouldn't like this report without the caveat to be seen as precedent for further works of the Commission until we arrive to a common decision related to to the format that the report will have in the upcoming sessions based on the work of the Working Group of the Whole. Again, thank you very much, Mr.


Italy · Chair [3:31:34]:

President. Thank you. U.S., United States.


United States of America [3:31:39]:

Thank you, Chair. I'm just not entirely clear if the statement made by my delegation earlier about the language that was on the screen just as it previously was recorded, we do not— we are not in a position to join consensus on that paragraph, and so we would ask that it be brought back up onto the screen. And while the Secretariat is bringing that language back up, perhaps taking some inspiration from the distinguished delegate of Mexico, I think, you know, we certainly do agree that we should be learning from this experience. It is clearly way too confusing to understand what decisions we are taking in this body, which ones matter, and at what level they matter, and whether discussion that is being had, views that are being expressed, is an action of this committee, an endorsement of this committee, a consensus decision, or something in between. This body, if it is going to continue to be effective, cannot dedicate the amount of time that we have spent to informals or informals on language that ultimately is not an action of this committee. The actions, the short list of actions and decisions and recommendations that we do have, we probably have something like 15, maybe, of them. They speak for themselves as to what the actions, the decisions, the products, the outcomes of this body. All of the discussions, the language about national views expressed, the more paragraphs that are in a report does not make it a more impactful report. And so I think it's important for us to learn from the experience that we've had this week to find a better way to operate in this body. To reflect every view, and I fully agree with the colleagues who have said that it is a regret that the views of developing countries have not been adequately expressed here, and I think we share that