Bosnia’s Council of Ministers on Wednesday adopted the Proposal for accession to the Outer Space Treaty, with the State of Communications Ministry set to submit the proposal to Bosnia’s Presidency for further approval.

With the adoption of the proposal, Bosnia showed it was prepared to cooperate with other countries parties to the treaty.

If ratified, the accession will create conditions for young Bosnian scientists to take part in UN symposia in this field, as well as open the possibility for Bosnia to apply for membership in the Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPOUS).

The Outer Space Treaty, which entered into force in 1967 with United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom as the first signatories, set the basis for international space law, barring the countries from stationing weapons of mass destruction in outer space, and defining the potential use of celestial bodies for peaceful purposes only.

Currently 107 countries have become parties to the treaty, and additional 23 have signed the treaty without ratifying it.

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