Calls upon all States to contribute actively to the objective of the peaceful use of outer space and of the prevention of an arms race in outer space and to refrain from actions contrary to that objective and to the relevant existing treaties; requests the Conference on Disarmament to consider as a matter of priority the question of preventing an arms race in outer space; requests the Conference on Disarmament to re-establish an ad hoc Committee with an adequate mandate at the beginning of its 1993 session and to continue building upon areas of convergence with a view to undertaking negotiations for the conclusion of an agreement or agreements, as appropriate, to prevent an arms race in outer space in all its aspects; urges the Russian Federation and the United States to pursue intensively their bilateral negotiations in a constructive spirit with a view to reaching early agreement for preventing an arms race in outer space, and to advise the Conference on Disarmament periodically of the progress of their bilateral sessions so as to facilitate its work.

Adopted 164-0-2, 81st meeting

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Adopted at the 81st plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1992.