Emphasizes the necessity of further measures with appropriate and effective provisions for verification to prevent an arms race in outer space; reiterates that the Conference on Disarmament, as the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, has the primary role in the negotiation of a multilateral agreement or agreements, as appropriate, on the prevention of an arms race in outer space in all its aspects; invites the Conference on Disarmament to complete the examination and updating of the mandate contained in its decision of 13 Feb. 1992 and to establish an ad hoc committee as early as possible during its 2005 session; urges States conducting activities in outer space, as well as States interested in conducting such activities, to keep the Conference on Disarmament informed of the progress of bilateral and multilateral negotiations on the matter, if any, so as to facilitate its work.

Adopted 178-0-4, 66th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.