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DPRK's Stand on Peaceful Use of Space Clarified

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, October 25 (KCNA) -- The space, the common heritage of humankind, must be used under all circumstances for the wellbeing of the peoples of all countries, urged the DPRK delegate in his speech in the discussion of the agenda "International Cooperation in Peaceful Use of Outer Space" at the Fourth Committee of the 59th UN General Assembly on Oct. 18. Making clear the principled stand of the DPRK in this regard, he said:
    Firstly, the member nations should take a joint action against the militarization of the space.
    Espionage and war equipment continues to be deployed in the space and many spy satellites are carrying on espionage on other countries. The Missile Defense System will result in expanding military confrontation and arms race to the space and obstructing the peaceful development and use of the space.
    The DPRK delegation denounces all the acts to militarize the space and hold that an international legal system and a preventive mechanism to check the militarization of the space should be established amid the concern of all the UN member nations and by their efforts.
    Secondly, all the countries should be allowed to freely participate in the peaceful development and use of the space on an equal footing.
    Attempts to obstruct the space development of developing countries for the maintenance of technological priority and to monopolize it should be strictly rejected.
    The activities of developing countries to develop the space should be encouraged as the space is a common property of all countries and nations, though there may be technological differences between advanced and backward countries in the development of the space.
    And it is important to make the achievements registered in space development a common property for the wellbeing of all countries and peoples. To this end, all the space plans worked out by the UN should give priority to helping the developing countries and the developed countries should sincerely share the space technology and achievements with the developing countries.
    The DPRK will further develop space science and technology and actively promote cooperation and exchange with the United Nations and various countries of the world in the peaceful use of the space.