Representatives from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs were welcomed to the Principality earlier this month for a series of meetings with their Monaco counterparts. The purpose of the visit was to discuss a project entitled ‘Space Law for New Space Actors’, with the aim of enhancing the understanding of state responsibilities under existing international law in this area.
During the visit, which took place between 4th and 6th September, the delegation from the Vienna-based United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs was received by several of high-ranking Monaco officials and official bodies, including: the Interministerial Delegation Responsible for the Digital Transition, which is led by Frédéric Genta; Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation; Isabelle Rosabrunetto, the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation; and Ambassador Lorenzo Ravano, Monaco’s Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna.
The goal of the working visit was to discuss space law, at both a national and international level, as well as pertinent themes surrounding the final frontier in the context of the Principality. The discussions focused on what Monaco needs to do to become more knowledgeable about space law and its potential agreement to the main international treaties on outer space.
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The importance of establishing clear legal frameworks that align with existing international law to ensure the prosperity of the national space sector was also highlighted.
Following the visit, the Monaco Government reaffirmed its ambition to initiate the adoption of national legislation to regulate the public and private space industry conducted on Monegasque soil.
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