Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 63rd session, 1050th meeting General Assembly Date: 12 February 2026 Language: English Transcript: https://transcripts.un.org/fr/asset/k16/k168wiqphf?lang=en Transcripts available through this tool are created by using automatic speech recognition and are not official records nor official documents of the United Nations. Official records and official documents are available on the Official Document System of the United Nations. --- STSC · Chair [25:50]: Good afternoon. Good afternoon, distinguished delegates. I now declare open the 1050th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Distinguished delegates, we will continue our consideration of agenda item five, on space for sustainable development, technology and its applications, including the United Nations Programme on Space Applications. Agenda item 12 on the future role and method of work of the Committee. Agenda item 17 on the draft provisional agenda for the 64th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. with the view to endorsing the report of the working group of the whole, and we hopefully conclude our consideration of item five and 17. We will then continue our consideration of agenda item 11 on long-term sustainability of outer space activities, with the view to endorsing the report of the working group on the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, and we hopefully conclude our consideration of this item. We then continue our consideration of agenda item 12 on the future role and method of work of the committee to invite the co-chairs of the action team to report the result of its meeting held during this session. We continue our consideration of agenda item 14 on use of nuclear power sources in outer space with a view to endorsing the report of the working group on the use of nuclear power sources in outer space. And we also hopefully to conclude our consideration on this item. Then we will begin our consideration of agenda item 18 on the report to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Are there any questions or comments on this proposed schedule? I see everyone agrees. Speaker 2 [28:06]: Thank you. STSC · Chair [28:10]: Distinguished delegates, I would now like to continue and hopefully conclude our consideration of agenda item five on the space for sustainable development, technology and its applications, including the United Nations program on space applications, and agenda item 12 on the future role and method of work of the committee, and agenda item 17 on the draft provisional agenda for the 64th session of the scientific and technical subcommittee. with the view to endorsing the report of the Wing Group of the whole. I would now like to give the floor to Mr. Imtiaz Ali Khan, acting chair of the Wing Group of the whole, to present the report of the Wing Group to the subcommittee on behalf of the chair, Mr. Prakash Chauhan of India. Mr. Imtiaz Ali Khan, you have the floor, please. Acting Chair, Working Group of the Whole · Imtiaz Ali Khan [29:06]: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, at this session, the working group for the whole held five formal meetings. The working group considered three agenda items, which were STSC agenda item five, space for sustainable development technology and its applications, including the United Nations program on space applications, STSC agenda item 12, future role and method of work of the committee, STSC agenda item 17, draft provisional agenda for the 64th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. The working group continued its work to enhance the organization of the work of the committee and its subcommittees and agreed to hold three rounds of informal intercessional consultations followed by a meeting during the session of COPUS in June this year with a view to finalizing proposals for consideration by the committee at its 69th session. The Working Group heard an intermediate report from the Co-Chairs of the Action Team on lunar activities, consultations on the intersessional work undertaken following the endorsement of its work plan by COPOS last year, as well as on the work of ATLAC during the first week of the present session of the Subcommittee. The intersessional work comprised five meetings during which The action team agreed on the organization of its work and began identifying concrete challenges with a view to developing draft recommendations aimed at improving consultations on lunar activities in line with its work plan. Further details on the work of ATLAAC, including additional progress achieved during the present session, will be reported by the co-chairs to the subcommittee at this meeting shortly after the consideration of the report of the working group of the whole for adoption by the subcommittee. Finally, the working group agreed that the provisional agenda of the subcommittee for its next session will be decided by COPUOS at its session in June. Should the committee decide that a symposium be held at that session, it would be organized by the Committee on Space Research on the theme, advancing sustainable lunar science and exploration. At its fifth meeting today, the working group adopted its report, which is contained in A slash AC dot one zero five slash C dot one slash WGW slash 2026 slash L dot one. I hereby submit this report as amended to the subcommittee for its action. Thank you. STSC · Chair [31:50]: Thank you Mr. Imtaz Ali Khan for the report. Distinguished delegates, I would not like to endorse the report of the wing group of the whole as contained in the document A slash AC dot one oh five slash C dot one slash WGW slash 2026 slash L dot one. Do you take is that the committee endorse the report of wing group of the whole as amend? I see none. The report of the Group of the Whole as amended is endorsed. Is there any delegation which wishes to take the floor at this stage? I see none either. Okay. Distinguished delegates, I have now concluded agenda item five, space for sustainable development technology and its applications, including the United Nations Programme on the space applications, agenda item 17 on the draft provisional agenda for the 64th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. We will continue and hopefully suspend our consideration of agenda item 12 on the future role and method of work of the Committee pending the outcome of the consultation on the matter concerning AdLAC. Distinguished delegates, We now resume the plenary meeting of the subcommittee. I would now like to continue and hopefully conclude our consideration of agenda item 11 on long-term sustainability of outer space activities with the view to endorsing the report of the working group on the long-term sustainability of outer space activities. I would like to give the floor to the chair of the working group on the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, Mr. Umamah Hezbaran Ramin of India to present the report of the WIN Group to the subcommittee. Mr. Umamaheswaran Ramin, you have the floor, please. India · Chair, Working Group on Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities · Umamaheswaran Raman [34:19]: Thank you, Chair. Distinguished Chair, distinguished delegates, I am pleased to have this opportunity to inform you of the outcome of the work of the Working Group on Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities at the present session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. At this session, the Working Group held both formal meetings and extensive informal consultations. Firstly, the Working Group adopted its thorough report on the long term sustainability of outer space activities under the work plan covering 2022 to 2026 as found in document A slash AC.105 slash C.1 slash 133. This report includes information on the long term sustainability of outer space activities and a series of substantive recommendations. The Working Group also worked extensively on drafting its new work plan and will therefore continue the work on its work plan as it needs more time to formulate the various aspects of the work plan and will do in the intersessional period with a view to reaching consensus on it at the 69th session of the Committee to be held later this year. Distinguished Chair, at its last meeting, the Working Group adopted its report at this session, see documents A/AC.105/C.1 slash LTS slash 2026 slash L dot one and A slash AC dot one zero five slash C dot one slash LTS slash 2026 slash L dot one slash addendum one as amended. With your permission, Chair, I hereby submit the working group's report to the subcommittee for its action. And finally, before concluding, I would like to hand over the floor to the chair of expert group on space situational awareness, Fatima Salim Al-Shamsi, so that she may provide additional related information, namely an update on the work of expert group on space situational awareness, other working group on the long-term sustainability of outer space activities. I thank you, Chair. STSC · Chair [37:39]: Thank you very much, Mr. Umamaheswaran Raman for that report. Distinguished, one second. I would like to give a floor to the Chair of the Group on Space Situational Awareness, please. Chair, Expert Group on Space Situational Awareness · Fatima Salim Al-Shamsi [38:19]: Thank you, Chair. Distinguished delegates, it is my pleasure as the Chair of the Expert Group on Space Situational Awareness of the Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space to report to the Subcommittee at this session. Distinguished delegates, the rapid increase in space actors and objects and the growing complexity of space operations reinforce the need for effective coordination and improved information sharing. Space situational awareness is central to achieving these objectives. In this context, the expert group is implementing its multi-year work plan for 2025 to 2028 to deepen technical understanding, facilitate information exchange, and develop practical recommendations for consideration by COPUOS. Distinguished delegates, in accordance with its work plan, the expert group commenced its work during the intersessional period. In particular, the expert group started its work by collecting and exchanging information on existing space situational awareness practices and operational realities. Our work also benefited from written submissions received from Member States and organizations with permanent observer status with the committee, which were compiled into a conference room paper, A/AC.105/C.1/CRP.6. The expert group has seen strong and diverse engagement. To date, 35 Member States have nominated a total of of 124 experts to participate in the work of the expert group. In addition, nominations have been received from five organizations with permanent observer status with the committee. I would like to express the appreciation for this strong level of engagement and would like to recall that nominations to the expert group remain open. I also encourage member states as well as organizations with permanent observer status with the committee that have not yet nominated experts to consider doing so. in order to support the technical, the technically informed work of the expert group. Chair, distinguished delegates, our exchange during the informal meeting during the session further focused on questions that are guiding our substantive discussions, namely how we can enhance information exchange among Member States, elements that are considered to be the most important for time critical conjunction and collision avoidance, and elements that can support non-time critical conditions between operators. In view of the volume and technical complexity of the work and considering that the expert group is expected to develop and present initial draft recommendations for consideration by COPUOS, we agreed to hold additional intersessional meetings prior to COPUOS The expert group will continue collecting and consolidating information with a view to identifying elements that would be required for effective and timely coordination concerning space situational awareness. Chair, thank you for giving me the opportunity to address the subcommittee, and I look forward to continuing the productive work of the expert group on space situational awareness. STSC · Chair [41:39]: Thank you very much, Ms. Fatima Al-Shamri, for the report here. Distinguished delegates, we'd now like to proceed to endorse the report of the WING Group on the long-term sustainability of outer space activities as contained in the document A/AC.105/C.1/LTS/2026/L.1. May take that the subcommittee endorses the report of the group at this session as reflected in the document A slash AC dot 105 slash C dot one slash LTS slash 2026 slash L dot one and A slash AC dot 105 slash C dot one LT slash LTS slash 2026 slash L dot one slash addendum dot one. as amended. Including the output undertaken under the work plan 2022 to 2026. The detail in the document A slash AC. 105 slash C. 1 slash 133. Yes. Egypt [43:11]: Thank you so much chair. Are we going to adopt reports verbally or we are going to see the reports on the screen. STSC · Chair [43:26]: Secretary, yeah, you have the detail. UN Secretariat · Secretary [43:31]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. The distinguished delegate for Egypt, do you wish to see the exact text once again on the screen? Egypt [43:45]: No, I'm asking a point of order across, are we only adopting now this working group paper? Because I've heard a couple of numbers of documents, I'm not quite sure which one we're adopting. UN Secretariat · Secretary [43:59]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving the floor once again. It was already adopted in the formal meeting of the working group. So at this point, it is just a formality of reporting back to the plenary for endorsement by the plenary. for the report as amended and adopted by the working group. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [44:21]: Thank you. Thank you both of you for clarification. So may I also take it is that the subcommittee has extended the working group with the current chair remaining as such? Okay. Thank you. The report of the working group on the long-term sustainability of space activities as amended is endorsed. We have now concluded our consideration of agenda item 11 on the long-term sustainability of outer space activities. Distinguished delegates, I would now like to continue and hopefully suspend our consideration of agenda item 12 on the future role and method of work of the Committee pending the outcome of the consultations on the matters concerning ADLAC. I now turn on the list of speakers. The first speaker on my list is the distinguished representative of Nigeria on behalf of the African group. The African group, you have the floor, please. Nigeria · Africa Group [45:35]: Thank you very much, Chair. Mr. Chair, The African group reaffirms its readiness to engage constructively with the Secretariat and all member states in addressing implication of the current liquidity situation. In this regard, the group look forward to receiving comprehensive and transparent information on the budgetary situation of the United Nation Office for Outer Space Affairs, including savings and efficiencies already realized and those envisaged. Mister chairman, the African group remain open to considering practical and balanced option to address implication of the liquidity crisis. Including those related to the duration of meetings and the length of the final report of the committee and a subcommittees. However, efficiencies eh must not come at the expenses of inclusivity or substance the group stresses that its status and co uh position particularly those related to the sustainable development goals and the space agenda 2023 must continue to be fully accurately transparently reflected in all official report The development agenda and legitimacy priority of the developing countries have never been the source of procedural delays in negotiations of a political or controversial nature. At the same time, the African group underscores that any measures adopted to financial constraint must not adversely affect programs or activities that support developing countries particularly those aimed at strengthening capacity, access and meaningful participation in space activities. Mr. Chairman, the African group reiterates the importance of retaining and consolidating the agenda item entitled Space for Sustainable Development, Technology and its Applications, including United Nations program on space application as well as related agenda item in the committee and the legal subcommittee without alteration. The development dimension remains central to the mandate of this committee and to work the work of to the work of the office. Any consideration of the future roles, priorities, or working methods of the committee and its subcommittee must remain fully consistent with the rules of procedure of the United Nations General Assembly and must preserve the intergovernmental character of the body. The African group recalls that the annual resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the international cooperation in the peaceful use of the uses of outer space most recently Resolution 80/76 provides the mandate for the work of this committee. International cooperation remains the guiding principle of our deliberation and must be pursued with due regard for the interests, priorities, specific needs of developing countries, particularly those in Africa. Mr. Chairman, the group further emphasizes that its principles position must be duly reflected in all documents issued by the committee, its subcommittees, and their working groups. The group notes the growing importance of operational coordination in space activities. However, the African group stresses that such efforts must not marginalize the development dimension, nor widen existing gaps in access to space capability and benefits. Mr. Chairman, the African group recalls the fundamental legal framework governing outer space activities, notably the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 and the Declaration on International Cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space of 1996. These instruments affirmed the freedom of exploration and use of outer space by all states without discrimination and on a basis of equality. Equality, they underscore the obligation to conduct activities with due regards to interests of others. and they established that our outer space shall be explored and used for the benefit and in the interest of all countries, irrespective of their level of economic or scientific development. Mr. Chairman, finally, in the spirit of the African group, the African group reaffirmed the principle of equality, non-discrimination, non-appropriation, peaceful use of outer space, and equitable benefit sharing with particular consideration for the needs and priorities of developing countries. The present junction should be seen as an opportunity to consolidate these principles in practice by strengthening international cooperation, expanding access to space science technology, and ensuring that the benefit of space activities are shared fairly and inclusively for the advancement of all member states, particularly developing countries. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. STSC · Chair [51:28]: I thank the distinguished representative of Nigeria on behalf of the African group for the statement. Distinguished delegates, I would now like to give the floor to the co-chair of the action team on lunar activities consultation, Mr. Hasan Abbas of Pakistan, who has led the action team together with Ms. Alpiha Alina Botea Satu of Romania, to inform the subcommittee on the progress made in the work of the action team in accordance with its method of work. Mr. Hasan Abbas, you have the floor, please. Pakistan · Co-Chair, Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation · Hasan Abbas [52:04]: Thank you for giving me the floor, Chair. Chair, distinguished delegates, We as co-chairs of the Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space appreciate the opportunity to inform the plenary of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee regarding the discussions and work of the Action Team undertaken following the endorsement of its work plan contained in A/AT/20 Annex 1 by the Committee at its 68th session in 2025. During the intercessional period, the action team held five intercessional meetings on 11 September, 15 October, 19 November, 11 December of 2025 and 29 January of 2026. During the present session of the subcommittee, the action team held five informal meetings on the second, fourth, sixth and 10th February and one formal meeting on 11 February. During the intercessional period, Following the 68th session of the committee, the action team focused on hearing presentations from representatives as the basis of discussions and work of the action team to identify opportunities and challenges encountered or anticipated in the past, ongoing, and/or planned lunar activities. The action team also invited state members of the committee organizations that have permanent observer status with the committee and relevant UN entities to submit written contributions identifying such opportunities and challenges. Furthermore, the action team agreed that participation, its meetings should be open to representatives appointed by states, members of the committee. The action team also noted its liaison with and the possible invitation to other mechanisms of the committee. During the present session of this subcommittee, The action team continued its work to identify aforementioned opportunities and challenges with a view to start drafting recommendations aimed at improving consultations related to lunar activities in accordance with its work plan. The action team heard additional presentations from representatives and these presentations together with the presentations heard during the intercessional period identified a number of opportunities and challenges as mentioned above in relation to lunar activities. In addition, the action team also noted that it had received various written contributions from state members of the committee, organizations that have permanent observer status with the committee, and relevant UN entities identifying such opportunities and challenges. The action team noted that additional contributions are forthcoming and the action team will ensure that all past and incoming contributions are considered. The action team held a constructive exchange of ideas and comprehensive discussions during the informal meetings. The action team discussed the value of best practices to promote safe, sustainable and transparent lunar activities. The action team discussed the need for greater transparency in the dissemination of information regarding lunar exploration activities and plans, including the relevant international consultations regarding interalia programs, missions, scientific research and information on the lunar environment. During the present session of the subcommittee, the action team continued to make liaison and coordination efforts within the framework of the committee aimed at exchanging information, avoiding duplication of work, and drawing on their expertise would continue, including on an ad hoc basis in accordance with the action team's mandate contained in A/79/20 annex four. Furthermore, the action team noted that a request from an organization holding permanent observer status with the committee to participate in meetings of the action team was received and the action team will further discuss on their participation and modalities in future meetings. We extend our sincere gratitude to all representatives of the action team for the proactive and constructive engagement and particularly for the invaluable insights and contributions to advance the work of the action team. Chair. Further discussions are needed to elaborate upon subsequent steps to advance the action team's work in accordance with its work plan following the present session of the subcommittee. To that end, the action team had the last informal meeting on the 12th of February today and agreed on extending the deadline for written submissions and will hold meetings both on the margins of the sessions of the legal subcommittee and the committee and during the intercessional period. The action team will inform the legal subcommittee of its progress and report to the committee at this sessions in 2026. We reiterate our sincere gratitude to all representatives of the action team for their invaluable contributions to and support the work of the action team and we look forward to continuing productive exchanges. Thank you for your attention, Chair. STSC · Chair [56:57]: Thank you very much, Mr. Hassan Abbas, for informing the subcommittee on the progress made by the action team through the discussion during this session. We have concluded our consideration of agenda item 12 on the future role and method of work of the committee. Distinguished delegates, I would now like to continue and hopefully conclude our consideration of agenda item 14, on the use of nuclear power sources in outer space with the view to endorsing the report of the working group on the use of nuclear power sources in outer space. I'd like to give the floor to Mr. Thomas Hollensteiner on behalf of the chair of the working group on nuclear power sources. Mr. Okay, only one person to present the report of the working group to the subcommittee. Mr. Thomas Holdenstener, you have the floor, please. Thomas Hollensteiner [57:59]: Thank you very much for giving me the floor, Chair. Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, it is my honor and pleasure to inform you on behalf of the Chair of the Working Group on the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space on the progress of the work of the working group on the use of nuclear power sources in outer space at the current session of the scientific and technical subcommittee. In accordance with the five-year work plan for 2024 to 2028, the working group met both informal and informal meetings during the current session to advance its work under the three core objectives. And objective one, to promote and facilitate the implementation of the safety framework for nuclear power source application in outer space. And objective two, to collect and analyze relevant technical information about potential future uses of nuclear power sources in outer space, in particular those involving nuclear reactors. The working group exchanged and discussed relevant information and viewed presentations made by the United Kingdom, by the European Space Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The working group benefited from the exchanges with the International Atomic Energy Agency and heard presentations by the Lunar Policy Platform, LPP, and the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, IAASS. Two permanent observers with the committee that approached the working group with the request to present their activities that directly relate to the work and objectives of the working group. The working group also exchanged views with the chair of the working group on the status and application of the five United Nations treaties on outer space of the legal subcommittee, noting the cross-cutting nature of our work. In particular, the correlation between the information sharing under Article 11 of the Outer Space Treaty and the implementation of Principle 4 on safety assessment of the principles relevant to the use of nuclear power sources in outer space. The working group recalled the complementary nature of its work and technical expertise with the work of the Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation and offered to address any questions the Action Team might have on matters pertaining to the use of nuclear power source applications related to lunar activities. Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, the Chair of the Working Group is pleased to note the increasing number of States participating in the Working Group's discussions. including States with plans and activities related to nuclear power source applications in outer space and those who intend to use nuclear power sources in outer space in the future. The Chair and the Working Group encourage additional States to join the work of the Working Group especially those with plans and projects potentially involving the use of nuclear power sources in outer space. Chair, distinguished delegates, the Chair of the Working Group also highly encourages States and international intergovernmental organizations to submit responses to the questionnaire which was agreed by the Working Group at the last year's session of the Subcommittee. The questionnaire is available on the dedicated web page of the working group at the website of the Office for Outer Space Affairs of the Secretariat. The responses to the questionnaire will be used in an anonymized and aggregated form to assist the working group advancing its work under its five-year work plan. Chair, distinguished delegates, the working group recalled the agreement to hold a dedicated joint workshop with the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, as another method for the working group to collect information under the objectives of its work plan, in particular under objective two. The workshop will gather relevant technical information about potential future uses of nuclear power sources in outer space, including information from governmental and non-governmental entities. It will be held the day before the 69th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in June 2026. In accordance with the work plan of the working group, the workshop will be followed by analysis and eventual recommendations on potential new guidance by the Working Group. The Working Group requested the Secretariat to facilitate the preparation of the joint workshop together with the International Atomic Energy Agency noted with appreciation the preparatory work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency and agreed that a report on the workshop would be prepared and submitted to the Subcommittee at its 64th session in 2027. The Working Group also agreed to hold further intersessional meetings in 2026, facilitated by the Secretariat. The first intersessional meeting is planned to take place on 21st of May in 2026 ahead of the joint workshop with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The working group may also consider holding an intersessional meeting during the 69th session of the committee's session and in the fall of 2026. Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, the report on the work of the working group at this current session, which was adopted yesterday by the working group, is contained in document A/AC.05/C.1/2026/NPS/L.1. On behalf of the chair of the working group, it is my honor to submit the report to the subcommittee for its endorsement. Thank you, chair and distinguished delegates. STSC · Chair [1:05:09]: Thank you very much, Mr. Thomas Holdenstine, for the report. I apologize if I pronounced your name incorrectly. Distinguished delegates, I would now like to endorse the report of the weighing group on the nuclear power sources as contained in the document A slash AC dot one oh five slash C dot one slash NPS slash twenty twenty six slash L dot one. We take it that the security endorses the report of the weighing group on the nuclear power sources as a meant. So the report of the INGO on nuclear power sources and SMR is endorsed. Distinguished delegates, we now begin our consideration of agenda item 18 on the report to the committee on the peaceful uses of outer space. Before we begin the adoption of our report, I'd like to thank all of you guys for supporting by maintaining cooperative and constructive spirit during our consideration of many agenda items before us. It is my sincere hope that our report reflects our collective efforts to maintain this spirit as well. I would therefore like to appeal to all of you for your continuing support during the adoption of the report. I would also like to remind the delegates that due to the ongoing liquidity crisis, our session must conclude by tomorrow, 6 p.m., tomorrow, Friday, 6 p.m. I call on your support and your cooperation to ensure that we conclude our work by 6 p.m. Tomorrow. So I would also like to remind the delegates that the fundamental rules that the report can reflect only the views actually expressed and said during the meetings. We appeal to all delegates to respect this rule as the principle for fairness and transparency. And now may I give the floor to the Secretary General, please? UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:07:33]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. I'd like to make some short remarks regarding the documents prepared by the Secretariat for the draft report for this session. The limited documentation processing capacity due to the ongoing liquidity crisis forced us in the Secretariat to make the draft report really concise. We have, however, done our very best to reflect the debate during this session as much as possible. Having said that, as in the past, it is prerogative of the delegations to propose additional texts for inclusion in the report. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:08:21]: Thank you, Ms. Secretary. Distinguished delegates, delegations should have before them the draft report as contained in the document the agenda from one to ten. A slash AC dot one oh five slash C dot one slash L dot four two five. As well as the agenda from one to ten. We will now begin by adopting the draft report paragraph by paragraph. And each document as a whole. So we begin with the document A slash AC.105 slash, I show in the screen here. Okay. Oh, I see, Russian Federation, okay, please. Russian Federation [1:09:28]: Yeah, Bogdan. Thank you, distinguished Chairperson. Thank you for giving my delegation the floor. Before we begin adopting the report, I would like to express thanks to you and to your team and to the Secretariat for having prepared so swiftly this document. A large number of addenda are now available on the site. We've had the possibility to go through them. And we are a little bit taken aback because what we see on the screen is not similar to the complete draft report. This is quite a short version. On the other hand, if this is just a procedural report or a consensus-based report, then we're wondering why it contains wording such as the view is expressed or some delegations. As we see it, before we begin adopting the report section by section, we need to decide on the main issue, which is what kind of report we are going to adopt. It would be very inappropriate and a waste of time if we were to go through all of the agenda and, at the end of the day, it would then turn out that some delegations are not in agreement with what we are doing. I think that what we need to do is to identify the way forward first and then move to adopt the report. We've already discussed, colleagues, with you the possibilities that we have. The first possibility is to have a procedural report. In our view, a procedural report should only contain the factual segment and then a list of decisions adopted. So it would be a very short, fact-based document. The second option that we discussed would be a consensus report, as it's called. This would only contain those paragraphs that reflect the views of the entire subcommittee. And a third option would be for a fully fledged report, which we have been adopting year in, year out. But that kind of report needs to be long form. What we see on the screen doesn't look like a long form report. Perhaps in some agenda there are paragraphs that reflect positions of states or groups of states, but there are very few of them. We would now like to hear some clarification from yourself, distinguished chairperson, or from the secretariat. And we now would propose that we should decide what scenario we are going to be following here. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:12:18]: So I think, excuse me, you want to say something, please? UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:12:24]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor once again. From the secretariat side, the approach that we normally take to prepare the draft report has not changed. As I explained at the beginning, the only difference is that there was the limited capacity of the documentation process. So within that limited capacity, we tried to reflect the views as much as possible. However, you have already noticed that it's concise and showed that in the past that that's the reason. Now, Mr. Chair, I do not really think that all the member states and the delegations here are aware that we have to change the approach to the report. I don't think it's been made clear why we have to change to the procedural report or just the procedure plus additional reports. I'm not from the secretariat side unless we hear from all the delegations what the real issues of concerns are from our side what we can produce is the normal report with the views expressed. However, within the limitation of the capacity of the documentation, the report is concise. That's the reason behind what we have right now as issued as a document. Thank you very much, Mister Chair. STSC · Chair [1:13:50]: Thank you. So should we now begin? The document, this document, the on the screen here, on the A slash A four, AC dot one oh five slash C dot one slash L dot four two five and not the as contained in this document paragraph by paragraph. Please. Russian Federation [1:14:28]: Thank you, distinguished Chairperson. Once again, I would like to thank the Secretariat for the work done. Thank you for your clarifications. Now it's clearer to us why the report looks the way it does. We confirm our readiness to work on adopting the report in the form in which it has been prepared and submitted to us. Nevertheless, we are compelled to insist that those delegations that are not ready to work on the basis of such a report should say so now. As we see it, it would be unfair to carry out a large volume of work here and then, at the end of the day, to find out that somebody was not satisfied with this way of moving forward from the very beginning. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:15:27]: Well, first, thank you very much for the Russian Federation. Next, Egypt, please. Egypt [1:15:33]: Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's not an easy discussion, I understand. First of all, let me express our deep appreciation for the Secretariat and their efforts. Egypt was chairing this committee two years ago, and we understand how difficult this job is, sleepless nights. for them. So again, our appreciation for the Secretariat and every one of them for their tremendous work. Our appreciation as well for your effort, Mr. Chair. You tried throughout the last two weeks to bring consensus. We managed to have consensus in a couple of reports. So thanks to you as well and all of the chairs of the working groups and all of the streams of work that we have been discussing. Mr. Chair, overall, before we embark on taking paragraphs by paragraphs, I have a general remark from the Egyptian point of view. There are discussions that we had informally, at least Egypt was very flexible when it comes to the lens of the report vis-a-vis the issue of the liquidity crisis. However, a quick look on the reports that has been kindly prepared by the Secretariat, and if we compared it to the discussions that we had in the STC, for example, last year or Copious report in 2025, Our general remark is that the segments related to the international cooperation and support for emerging and developing space foreign nations, there are some changes and we will highly appreciate to reinsert these positions back to these documents. There are different views. We are with different capabilities when it comes to space activities and outer space activities. There is a clear mandate for this committee and subcommittee related to international cooperation, and I refer here to the most recent United Nations General Assembly resolution. We must not deviate from our core agenda, and it does not have to be 20 references, but at least a consolidated reference in the main topics related to, be it exchange of views or long-term sustainability, or space debris, the G77 as well as the Africa group, but at least even us as a national position, we expressed points. We can consolidate this in particular mentions and we can balance the text and we retain what we had before. And hopefully this will be accepted by everyone. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:18:13]: Thank you. Thank you, Egypt, for your comment. So now shall I, shall we, I have to ask the subcommittee if we can. Adopt the report like paragraph by paragraph. You agree to do so, maybe. Yeah, okay. Let's do it. So the paragraph one, I think it's okay paragraph one. Okay, I have to read this one, the document. The document that we consider now is A slash AC dot one oh five slash C dot one slash L dot four two five as shown here. We consider paragraph by paragraph. Then we go to paragraph one. So I do take this committee to adopt this paragraph, paragraph one. Okay. As proposed here. Then paragraph two. So we adopt paragraph two. Okay. Okay. Then we have to come back with the detail here in paragraph two too. Paragraph three. So we adopt paragraph three as proposed. Paragraph four. Okay, we had a paragraph four as proposed here. Paragraph five. We had a paragraph five here. Paragraph sixth. Yeah, we had a paragraph six here and then paragraph seven. You okay with the seven? We adopt paragraph seven. Paragraph eight. Okay. We adopt with paragraph eight. Paragraph nine. Okay, we got paragraph nine, paragraph ten. All right, we got paragraph ten then. Paragraph eleven. Uh, do you want to say something, please? UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:22:23]: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chair. There is the technical, um, corrections that needs to be made to this paragraph, paragraph eleven. Scientific committee, on solar terrestrial physics and African Astronomical Society. These two organizations should have been included in the list of organization. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:22:45]: Thank you, Secretariat. All right, I think we adopt this paragraph, paragraph 11 as amended, paragraph 12. Do we adopt paragraph 12 as shown here? Paragraph 13. So with our paragraph 13 as shown. Dr. Sixty-eight want to have something to say, please? UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:23:46]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. Once again, there's the technical amendment to reflect the CLP conference room paper that was circulated. So there should be an additional paragraph that reads as follows. The subcommittee was informed of the nomination for the chair of the legal subcommittee of the committee for the term 2028 to 2029 in document symbol number A/ACU.105/C.1/2026/CRP.4. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:24:23]: Thank you, Secretary. So please consider the adding paragraph. So we adopt the paragraph 13 as amend here. So go to paragraph 14 please. So maybe adopt paragraph 14 as shown here. Then we now go to paragraph 15. It's too small. I'm speaking up there. Can you roll up to 18? Go down. So we adopt the paragraph 15 as proposed here. Paragraph 16. So thank you very much for adopting this paragraph. We adopt paragraph 16. Then the paragraph 17. Maybe adopt paragraph 17 now. Oh, sorry, Argentina, please. Argentina [1:26:30]: Thank you very much, Chair. On paragraph 16, I'm afraid you didn't see me. Just a procedural question. As paragraph 16 refers to statements, paragraph 16 general statements, and we made a general statement applicable to all agenda items regarding the pact for the future and that we deem agenda 2030 not to be binding. I'd like to ask the secretariat whether this reference, where is this going to be reflected in the report if it isn't going to be here under 16D, is it somewhere else? Thank you. UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:27:14]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. In response to the question raised by the distinguished delegate of Argentina, I just would like to clarify that the statement is reflected in a different addendum, addendum nine, for the general exchange of views. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:27:33]: Thank you, Secretary. Thank you, Argentina, as well. So we go again to paragraph 17. So we adopt paragraph 17. Paragraph 18. Yes, Russian Federation, please. Russian Federation [1:28:12]: Thank you, distinguished Chairperson. Thank you for giving me the floor. We noted that the text now contains paragraphs 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, which are dedicated to the symposium. We have two questions. Are we correct in our understanding that the symposium was held not during the official session, of STSC on the 10th of February, the session was interrupted. If that is correct, is it appropriate to reflect information on the symposium in the report of the STSC? Second question, given that we have agreed to work based on this version owing to the liquidity crisis, is there any point in having so many paragraphs on the symposium? In our view, the information on the symposium is too detailed here. So once again, two questions. Should we mention the symposium at all in our report since it wasn't part of the official session of STSC? And secondly, do we need to devote so much time or rather so much space in the report to this event? Thank you. UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:29:49]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. Just to clarify that indeed this symposium was held off-site of the session and the 10th of February was not part of the official part of the session. Having said that, if the delegations wish to see what happened on the 10th of February during the off-session, Now for the information purpose, we provided the text, but it is entirely the prerogative of the member states to see whether this section on the information purpose of the symposium should be part of the report or not. And if it's going to be reflected, there is also a possibility to indicate specifically that this industry symposium was held off the session of the scientific subcommittee. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:30:50]: Thank you, Secretary. Shall we continue with the, oh, yes, please. Russian Federation [1:31:07]: Thank you, distinguished Chairperson. We are very grateful to the Secretariat for these clarifications. As we see it, in that case, we could limit it to just one paragraph, paragraph 18, which is fact-based and reflects the information correctly on the event that took place in connection with the SGSC session. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:31:34]: Thank you. Russian Federation. United Kingdom, please. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1:31:42]: Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you to the Secretariat for the explanation. I do wonder if some of the information that's included in paragraph 19, or what was 19 and 20, could be included in paragraph 18, just so that we understand exactly what this was, because I think for the reader it will be difficult to understand it just based on paragraph 18. maybe we could take some of the important elements from the other two paragraphs rather than just deleting them. That would be appreciated. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:32:15]: Thanks very much, UK, for your comment and your suggestion. Secretary, please. Please, the US. United States of America [1:32:35]: Thank you, Chair. And we understand the position that our colleagues from Russia raised. Certainly, we would like to also point out that we don't think that some of the information in paragraph 18 is necessary to include, and we would propose a full stop after the word was held. So the sentence would finish, an industry symposium organized by the Office for Outer Space Affairs was held. And we would exclude on the topics long-term sustainability. Oh, I'm sorry, outside the session of the committee, full stop, apologies. And then on the topics, long-term sustainability of outer space activities and space solutions for sustainable development. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:33:17]: Yes, UK, please. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1:33:20]: Sorry, Mr. Chair, I should have probably indicated which sections I think would be good to retain. In what was paragraph 20, I think it says what the industry symposium was supposed to do. It's the first line. And I think we'd like to see if we could include that in the paragraph as modified above. So yes, exactly. And then I would probably also include, if you just scroll down slightly, please. about the initiative launched by the Office for Outer Space Affairs. So up to where it says policy questions, I think. Great. And then that just explains to the reader of the report exactly what was initiated and what was launched should they want to participate or if they just want to know what's happening in the world of space. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:34:27]: Yes, I thought China, please. China [1:34:31]: Thank you, Chair. First, China feel disappointed that some member states already start exercise those pick and choose because the long-term sustainability of outer space activity and space solution for sustainable development that is titles for this symposium. I just don't understand why cut those titles out. Although I know there's a term some member states are not like, that is sustainable development, but we have to call speed a speed. We have to be honest to ourselves. These symposium have the titles, the titles was fully reflected in the screen, so we just cannot start the exercise to pick and choose what you like and what you don't like. At the same time, I share the concerns of our Russian delegation. Those symposium was held off the committee, off the subcommittee. So there is a gap of the information flowing to the committee. So I think we have stopped at paragraph 8, 18, that is after the titles, topics of these two symposiums, because that's functional basis. But what is position of the subcommittee? We need a report from symposium or at least some summary of the symposium goes through the committee and then we can have our position. Otherwise, those following paragraph, if I can call this reasonable thinking from some participants, the committee have no opportunity to have discussions on what the values, what the pros and cons of those symposium because that was not part of the subcommittee. Nobody can enforce those ideas on the member states and secretary this is our prerogative whether we want to have this information incorporated into the report. So I call all member states to be honest to ourselves but also limited to the factual information. We had symposium, the symposium have two topics, those information should be reflected in the report. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:36:49]: Any more comment input? So if we have the paragraph as shown in the screen, please, US. United States of America [1:37:22]: Thank you again, Chair. Apologies for taking the floor again. I just want to clarify, I believe that the industry symposium was a standalone notion, meaning the symposium was an industry symposium. The debate topics were entitled something regarding long-term sustainability and space solutions. And I understand that some of the member states in the room don't want to get into that level of granularity because the discussion was held off the STSC formal timeline. So I think best to leave it as succinct as possible and remove those two because that really does get into the granularity that some of the member states in the room have said expressly they'd like to avoid. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:38:08]: Thank you, US. Thank you. Egypt [1:38:46]: So much, Chair. I'll be very short. I address my question to the Secretariat. Was there a mandate for the office to hold this symposium? Can we clarify this in the documents, please, and whether the name of the symposium was mentioned and which report, just to refresh my memory and the memory of the room. Thank. STSC · Chair [1:39:07]: You. UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:39:10]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. It was a recommendation coming from that last year's scientific and technical subcommittee. So it's in the report, AAC.105, 1000, 1338, in paragraph, one moment, 169. And those topics were specifically indicated in that particular paragraph. It's paragraph 169. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:39:39]: Mr. Chidambaram, please. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1:40:02]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. We're happy to go along with the idea that we should remain factual, so no problem with that. I do wonder then if we should just include paragraph 19, which is factual, and add it to the end of paragraph 18. The symposium was opened by the Director of the Office of Space Affairs and moderated. So maybe that's information that would be factual in nature and also relevant to future consideration. STSC · Chair [1:40:34]: Thank you. Egypt [1:40:40]: Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. And I appreciate the explanation by the Secretariat. Yes, we did mandate two panels on long-term sustainability of outer space activities and space solutions for sustainable development. If I'm not mistaken, so I'm not quite sure the word industry symposium, was this also part of the mandate? Yeah. Okay, so we remain factual, then we, I think from our delegation point of view, we have to keep the names of the two panels at least. And for the sake of the liquidity crisis measures, including informal consultations that will be held on the length of these reports, I suggest also we stop after sustainable development, the name of the two panels, and we just stop there. Thank you so much. STSC · Chair [1:41:30]: Is it acceptable as shown here? So maybe adopt here, number 18 as shown, Amin here. Thank you. So we delete 19, the rest, right? I thought you're the Kingdom first. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1:42:19]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I wonder if we can try and keep paragraph 19 just because it's factual as we mentioned and it seems that we're going to keep the whole of paragraph 18 so maybe it's yeah I think the time of the director was used in this symposium and given that maybe it's something that the committee would like to know about so I think it's kind of relevant thank you. STSC · Chair [1:42:51]: You too. Egypt [1:42:55]: I'm sorry again, Mr. Chair. Can I ask the Secretariat because I'm checking now paragraph 169, I didn't see the title industry symposium. So I suggest that we be factual as well. Paragraph 169 mandated the office to hold a symposium that consists of two panels. So I would highly suggest to the Secretariat through you, Mr. Chair, to reflect the verbatim of paragraph 169 as we agreed before. And yes, of course, we're flexible if the United Kingdom colleagues would like to keep paragraph 19, we can keep it. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:43:37]: Asid, you just stay, please. And then China later. United States of America [1:43:46]: Apologies, Chair. We appreciate very much our Egyptian colleagues' due diligence on this, and we would just say if we're going to reflect it as accurately as possible, the symposium was not on those topics. The symposium addressed those topics, and we should replace on the topics long-term sustainability and use the language in paragraph 169, which says specifically addressing the topics long-term sustainability, et cetera. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:44:16]: Shana, do you still want to add something, please? China [1:44:21]: Thank you, Chair. We do see the values proposed by our UK colleagues. Perhaps we can add some elements into paragraph 18, so then we have one paragraph cover both the organisation, the open and the moderator. So I will try. So I have to support Egypt's comments. We have delayed industry. a symposium organized by the Office for Outer Space Affairs with opening by the director and moderated by the director and the chief of the space application section was held and then we go along to the end. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:45:11]: Thank you guys. How about this version? Oh, did you care you wave your hand or you just, okay, it's good, right? I'm not sure the signal was asking me like. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1:45:30]: Very good, thank you very much. STSC · Chair [1:45:31]: Okay, good. You have to have two thumb up like this, not, yeah, thank you. Okay, all right, we adopt the 18 and we delete the rest until 23. So we're pending the one that other G here. So we're gonna go to the agenda for the document A slash AC.105 slash C.1. slash L dot four two five slash addendum one as shown here. So we go one by one paragraph. Paragraph number one. Paragraph one. Paragraph two. The secretary want to say something please? UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:46:59]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving the floor. There are some technical corrections to be made to this paragraph. There are some countries that should have been mentioned in this paragraph. Chile, Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia should have been added. And instead of India on behalf of the Group of 77, China, it should have been Egypt. on behalf of the group of 77, so those at 77 and China. So those are the corrections that should be made to this paragraph two. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:47:37]: Thank you, Secretary. So we'll go to again paragraph two. We include everyone collectively here. So we adopt paragraph two then paragraph three. Ms. Kariya, would you say something again, please? UN Secretariat · Secretary [1:48:20]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor again. There are two additional technical presentations that should have been included on this list of the technical presentations. One is CBITS, NISAR, dual frequencies, single purpose for a resilient earth. by the representative of India and paragraph C there, salient science outcome from Indian space science missions by the representative of India. These two technical presentations should be added to the list of technical presentations in this paragraph three. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. STSC · Chair [1:49:04]: So could we please go to the paragraph three on the technical presentation again? So we adopt paragraph three as shown here, as amended here. Paragraph four. Yes, the United States, please. United States of America [1:49:33]: Thank you, Chair. I appreciate you giving me the floor for a moment. I think that this subcommittee does a lot of very good work. I think that we have made a lot of important decisions to advance that work, but we have talked extensively about some of the reforms that are necessary and the focus on core mandates that we need to continue to pursue here. I would say that rather than caveat or condition, the important work that we do, we can put a full stop after the word data and information. The subcommittee noted the value of space technology and its applications, as well as of space derived data and information. Creating a list, no matter how comprehensive it is, naturally excludes other aspects that may be important to some member states, but also includes those which are unacceptable to some others. So I think that this is the best path forward to allow for all interpretation of the value of space technology, its applications, as well as space drive data and information. Thank you very much. STSC · Chair [1:50:34]: Thank you. Did the state. Can be adopted as a man here. China, please. China [1:50:48]: Thank you, Chair. I'm quite frank and at least be honest to myself. If we have to cut text each and every time there's a reference to sustainable development, then we will have no report. I have to be confessed this is a silly and unreasonable to do that as a criterias to editing our report. If there's any specific concerns, we are quite ready to hear and accommodate. But it seems to me, each and every time there is appearance of sustainable development, we have stopped there. I mean, your hand, Chair, I think we have to have a general understanding when we approach to consider our report. whether we should rely on the discussions we held during the session or at the whim of one member state's preference. Thank you, Chair. STSC · Chair [1:51:54]: Thank you, China. I see Brazil and then Iran. Brazil [1:52:03]: Thank you very much, Chair, and good afternoon to all colleagues. First of all, thank you very much for the secretariat for the efforts they've put on this report. As our colleague from Egypt said, it takes some time, nights to do this, so we're really, really thankful for what you've done. Chair, for my delegation, this language is very important. It's something that we've had around, we had in this report for quite a while. So it's, we're not creating this, so it's not a new creation. It's language that's important for a substantial group of countries in this committee. We always sustain the position that here in this committee, we are, we're pushing forward activities and we want to see this committee develop its work more and more. We're not ready to take steps back and that's what we feel we're doing if we go ahead with this, which is not trivial, it's a huge deletion. My delegation is not in a position to accept this deletion. We would, of course, we're always in your hands, but we would strongly prefer to retain the language that reflects no more than the consensus we always had in this committee. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:53:39]: I have Iran, Egypt, and then Indonesia, please. Iran (Islamic Republic of) [1:53:47]: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for giving me the floor. We also appreciate the tremendous work done by the Secretariat in putting together the discussions we had in a draft document to be considered by the House. We believe that the language that has been already prepared and provided by the secretariat has been trying to be a language that can satisfy everyone based on the discussions that we had in this room. Therefore, we can live with that as far as the core issues that were brought into the attention of the meeting throughout the past two weeks can be accommodated. For that reason, the issue of sustainable development for my delegation is also of utmost importance. And we need to be faithful to what we have been discussing and agreeing, generally speaking, on the topics of the subcommittee. Therefore, we also strongly support the retention of the language as prepared and drafted by the Secretary. Thank you very much. STSC · Chair [1:55:08]: Thank you, Iran, and then Egypt, please. Egypt [1:55:11]: Thank you, Chair. We would like to retain the language. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:55:16]: Indonesia. Indonesia [1:55:18]: Thank you, Chair. First and foremost, we'd like to thank the Secretariat for preparing the reports in such a timely manner. And to echo our colleagues from Egypt in the general overview of the reports, we do think that the point of sustainable development needs to be retained in these reports. in particular for this agenda item, we think it is important to retain the language that we have as it remains true to the agenda item itself and we feel that this is a reflection of the factual discussions that had been held and we feel that this deletion would take away what had been discussed during this agenda item particularly, so we have a strong position to retain this language. Thank you, Chair. STSC · Chair [1:56:03]: Thank you, Indonesian and My colleague from the Russian Federation, please. Russian Federation [1:56:14]: Thank you, distinguished chairperson. We would like to remind colleagues that, in accordance with multi-year practice of how we work in terms of adopting the reports of the committee and the subcommittees, if a state is unable to come to consensus or joint consensus on a paragraph, then the paragraph is sooner or later deleted from the text. We can spend time discussing various options for the report, but if finally in the end the positions of states differ, then we as a rule delete the paragraph from the text. Here we face a structural problem. One delegation will not be able to agree to a quite large number of paragraphs and sections of the final report. Ultimately, as I said earlier, we risk wasting a lot of discussion time and ending up with nothing. We have heard from the Chinese delegation that if the text referring to sustainable development and developing countries will be deleted from the report, then China will not be in agreement with adopting the report as we understand it from our work in the corridors. A similar position is held by many other delegations. Therefore, our delegation proposes that at this stage we do not waste time, that we call for a suspension and then we can work out how we are going to take this forward. Will we be in agreement with having a short procedural report that contains just fact-based sections and that reflects the decisions that we will be in a position to adopt, or will we take another avenue? As we see it, however, doing what we're doing now is counterproductive. I can see in paragraph five there's also a mention of sustainable development in paragraph six two. If we each paragraph, if we spend a half hour on each paragraph, then we won't move forward at all. So once again, our delegation suggests that we suspend the session and that we hold consultations on how to move forward. Thank you. STSC · Chair [1:58:52]: Thank you very much, Russian Federation, for your suggestion. I just saw the Pakistan. Please. Pakistan [1:59:02]: Thank you very much, Chair, for giving me the floor. Good afternoon, colleagues. And I just firstly would thank you for speeding us along this work. And secondly, just to remind colleagues that the word sustainable development is not merely a stylistic choice. It's the constitution vocabulary of the United Nations. And just to recall in 2001, the General Assembly adopted resolution 763, which was the space 2030 agenda space as a driver for sustainable development. But with this, when we come to the adoption of the report and We have heard previously all colleagues take the floor and highlight their views, which we have all heard. But this paragraph also reflects the factual position of what has been discussed over the past two weeks. And we wish for the retention of this paragraph. Thank you very much. STSC · Chair [1:59:54]: Thank you. Pakistan. All right. I think that, okay, before I say something, someone wants to say, United States, please. United States of America [2:00:29]: I just want to note that we wouldn't be able to agree to this paragraph in its current form. Thank you. STSC · Chair [2:00:36]: Thank you, United States. So, well, thank you for the suggestion and for all comments. How about we suspend the meeting for 15 minutes to discuss consultation and come back again? Okay. Thank you. Dear distinguished colleagues, distinguished delegations, this is one of the most difficult meeting that I ever have in my life. I am about to retire in two years, but anyway, this is very good and. Enjoy that. I almost cried while talking to you guys. Seriously. This is the important issues and also touch my concern. Well, we are back here again. Thank you very much for your input and your open mind input from all nations that I have chance to talk. and I also get information from my staff that talk to your guys in some countries, many countries. Our input are very important and I'm count into my mind, of course. I like to propose, you know, I think now we quite go too far, not about far, but this is really important topic, really important issues that we that is beyond us Frank speaking is beyond us and uh what I like to propose we we may want to do the so-called procedural report style you know plus plus the the adopt wing group um report that we have here that we can contain all the uh important things that we we have done for the last two weeks. And I would like to also propose that this is very important. You know, I don't want this meeting to be the precedent case. Not I, I think we, I've talked to many people here. I'd like to propose that we may want to have something like disclaimers saying like, you know, this is not the precedent, something like not the precedent case for the future. This is what I propose to have today. I know that many of you need to. Consult with your team or your colleagues in capital or in your embassy, of course. But I think what we are here, we are staff from our countries. We work for our countries and we also work for United Nations. And we want the work done. We want the work done. They want our friend, you know, I have, I have with my, I just met my Russian friend this week for the first time, I hug him already. He thought that I'm a gay or not, no, I'm not a gay. But I like him, you know, he's really straightforward. But anyway, so we, we have good minds. I can feel that we have good minds and we want to work in the work done. So I propose again, I propose to be our group, the subgroup here, talk with you here to have the try to get the so-called procedural report plus we have the uh group uh report that already adopt and plus the disclaimer that we we we this is not to be the president case in the future I saw my good friend colleagues and uh my good friend from Egypt tried ready to to say something of course yeah I open the floor if any suggestion or commendation please. Egypt [2:39:46]: Thank you, Chair. We again, I don't envy you, Chair, in this very difficult scientific subcommittee. We used to have differences when it comes to particular security agenda or some political issues, but then now the development agenda is on the question. My delegation is of the view that Any outcome? First of all, the main purpose of the committee and subcommittee is to report. We are supposed to report to the United Nations General Assembly. So I'm not quite sure if this would be good for the office when we discuss the budget of the office, the equity crisis of the office, and then the work, all of the work that the office is doing and we are doing would be summarized in two pages in each two weeks and then would be sent to New York. I'm not quite sure how this will impact the image of the office. the volume of our work and how it will affect things in New York. This is one. Two, I'm not quite sure how we moved from the discussion of the liquidity crisis to the development agenda, but at least Egypt attaches great importance, and I can speak as well on behalf of several member states, including the African countries. since Egypt is chairing these countries and we've listened to the statement that was delivered earlier by Nigeria, that we still commit and reiterate the development dimension of the work of the committee and the subcommittee. I understand and I appreciate your suggestion that we can have a procedural report as a disclaimer, but this does not answer the question, how are we going to deal with the development agenda of the committee and subcommittee? if the chair or the secretariat have an answer or maybe our colleagues who have positions vis-a-vis the concepts that we are handling, because again, from our point of view, the office has a critical and a central role when it comes to international cooperation, outer space, particularly the interests of developing countries, as well as the development agenda. So we can adopt, we can entertain the idea of a procedural report, but then how this will affect our work going forward, creating a presence or not, how are we going to handle these issues? Most, if not all of the activities, be it access to space or space applications, it is internal ingredient of it. realising the sustainable development goals and development agenda. So we can continue discussing and we'll be very happy to engage constructively on how to do that, but at this stage having a procedural report for us would create a precedence and will not answer the long-term questions on how are we going to do our work going forward in COPIS and its subcommittees. So we reserve our positions there, thank you. STSC · Chair [2:42:38]: Thank you very much for your valuable input. For me, Chip. Russian Federation, please. Russian Federation [2:42:53]: Thank you, distinguished Chairperson. Thank you for giving my delegation the floor. Distinguished Chairperson, distinguished colleagues, at the present time, we find ourselves in an unprecedentedly difficult situation. One delegation, the delegation of the United States, is potentially provoking a grave crisis in the work of the committee and its subcommittees. The position that is being insisted upon by the US is obviously not acceptable to the overwhelming majority of the members of this subcommittee, because all decisions are made by consensus. It is not possible to overcome the position of the US. We fully understand that this potentially may lead to us being left tomorrow without a report for the subcommittee, but also the same situation will recur in a few months time at the LSC and then at the COPyos. And as a result, we will risk being left without the traditional annual omnibus resolution, which is adopted by the General Assembly in full and thereby confirms the decisions made by the committee. This is a very serious existential matter, a problem for the committee, the subcommittee. During the session of the fourth committee, we heard when the delegation of the US put to the vote the omnibus resolution, we heard that the US is a responsible spacefaring nation. We do not feel any responsibility or responsible conduct on behalf of the on the part of the US. You are provoking a crisis. The US needs to display flexibility and make concessions because the majority of the members here have very clearly stated that these positions of the US are unacceptable to us. I once again turn to the distinguished colleagues from the US. Think about softening your position because this crisis could indeed turn out to be most unprecedented indeed. STSC · Chair [2:45:23]: Yes, the United States, please. United States of America [2:45:28]: Thank you, Chair. And we appreciate very much the efforts that have been made thus far in all of the work that you've done in leading us to this point. Because we were addressed specifically, I'll raise a few points. First, as was rightly said, that this is a consensus body, and it's important that all voices be heard. And we have a very clear position. and we would like our voice also to be heard. We are trying to address matters also from a perspective of the realities of the liquidity crisis and the most efficient use of resources within this committee. Currently, we believe that this committee has made great progress on many, many work strands, and those will all be reflected in the format of the report you recently proposed. As such, there should be no concern that any of the work here goes unrecognized. In fact, it will focus the work on those things that we have accomplished within the core mandates of this subcommittee. And it will not in any way, shape, or form prejudice our ability to continue that in the LSC moving forward or in plenary. So I think our position is fair, it's reasonable, it is looking for reflections of actual decisions and results. Thank you. STSC · Chair [2:46:57]: I see UK raised their hand, please. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [2:47:00]: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. I think the position of the UK is well known when it comes to sustainable development. We invest heavily in development programs around the world and we also invest here in ANUSA. So we're not questioning the foundations of the UN here, and we are listening very carefully to what's been said by those developing countries that want to retain mention of this terminology in the report. However, this isn't the first time that the report has come unstuck. Last year, we didn't really have a report process that was very smooth. The year before we also had a difficult report process and the year before that I think we also had a difficult reform process as well, report process. So it's clear that the report itself creates some obstacles and the consensus spirit that guided us is difficult to attain. But in the UK we have an expression that we use during these times and it's keep calm and carry on. We're not here to only report. We're here to cooperate and collaborate, so we will continue to cooperate and collaborate regardless, including through development projects, but let's try and find a way to bring this report to a sensible conclusion so that we can report the work that we've done here, the collaboration we fostered, and hopefully have a smoother process when it comes to the LSE and the COP26 in June, but I'm sure we will get there under your able leadership. Thank you very much. STSC · Chair [2:48:44]: Thank you. All right, this is very important topic of course that we have to discuss and I think everyone understand, I hope everyone understand what my proposal was on the report. So I believe you may need more time to think about, you know, to consult with your without or to think about yourself, how about we suspend meeting this afternoon and then come back at 10 a.m. in the morning. Okay. France, please. France [2:49:55]: Thank you very much, Chair. Would it perhaps be possible to think about publishing a procedural report as you suggested? in order to task the various working groups, to give them mandates so they can continue their meetings up to the next plenary and, at the same time, perhaps to issue a chair's report which, as several delegations have requested, would reflect the wealth of our exchanges without, nevertheless, engaging those countries that do not wish to be so engaged. That would mean that they would not necessarily have to endorse terms that they do not wish to endorse. Thank you. STSC · Chair [2:50:42]: Okay, Russian Federation, please. Russian Federation [2:50:50]: Thank you, distinguished Chairperson. I will be brief. Since all decisions are made here by consensus, I would like to clearly state that the Russian Federation will not give its consent to the preparation of a chair's report. Thank you. STSC · Chair [2:51:06]: Thank you. Thanks very much. Any more? Just click his hand, please. Pakistan [2:51:32]: Thank you, Jay. And considering the difficult conversations we're having, I think I can, we can pro support, fully support your decision to have a break, have a good night's sleep and come back tomorrow with a fresh mind and more open heart and reconvene. Thank you very much. STSC · Chair [2:51:51]: Thank you. Anyone want to anyone want to have some comment or input before we go to yes China please? China [2:52:04]: Thank you, Chair. First, I have to make quite clear, as far as China is concerned, I respectfully disagree with some Member States' allegation that the report creates obstacles. We all know the obstacles were created by certain Member States, and I have to confess that it seems that the subcommittee did not have the authority to overcome this obstacle. As long as China is concerned, we will support the Chair to achieve whatsoever outcome on the conditions that the positions of the subcommittee towards the sustainable development goals and developing countries should be fully reflected either as a part of disclaimer or a separate paragraph We should be based on the GA resolutions with the committee with general assembly adopted recently as well as the fundamental documents of the committee. So we support chair to continue your work on this direction and we hope that we can keep the continuation of the functioning of the subcommittee. Thank you, Chair. STSC · Chair [2:53:29]: Thank you very much for your valuable input. Any more suggestion? Or comment? I think any suggestion not done comment. Yeah. Too quiet. It's like dark and quiet skies. So So if there is no there is no comments we May I, we adjourn the meeting tonight and go back and think if you have any suggestion, you have to feel free to e-mail or call me before midnight. Okay. Thank you very much. The meeting is adjourned until tomorrow, 10 AM in the morning.