The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States, meeting in the Turkmen city of Avaza, adopted a statement supporting practical steps to prevent an arms race in outer space, infohub.kz reports.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry's website, participants expressed serious concern that outer space could become an arena of military confrontation. They stressed the need for a complete ban on the placement of any weapons in outer space, as well as a ban on the use or threat of force against space objects or with their use.
The statement stipulates that space systems and ground-based infrastructure must not be used for purposes contrary to the maintenance of international peace and security.
In addition, a Plan for multi-level inter-MFA consultations within the CIS for 2027 was approved.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, representatives of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also endorsed a package of decisions aimed at deepening integration ties in cultural, humanitarian and law enforcement spheres, as well as in the field of security.
The discussion of the topic intensified amid statements about the possible deployment of strike weapons in orbit by the United States.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that President of Kazakhstan Qasym-Jomart Toqaev arrived on a working visit to Turkmenistan. The visit's program includes the eighth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and Azerbaijan, a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State and the Caspian Environmental Summit.