Japan Foreign Ministry Organises Workshop On Space Envionment Protection

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The Japan Foreign Affairs Ministry will organise a workshop on the Space Environment Protection here on Wednesday in conjuction with the 19th Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF). According to the ministry's statement here, the workshop which will be held at Berjaya Time Square aims at facilitating common understanding on the challenges in securing sustainable use of outer space, in particular through sharing the importance of protection of space environment. It said the forum is also to promote measures to minimise the generation of space debris by space activities among the Asian-Pacific and other countries which have recently showed a high level of interest on space activities. "This will contribute to ensuring the safe, secure, stable and sustainable space environment for space activities and the use of the outer space," it added. Among the distinguished speakers are the Malaysian National Space Agency (ANGKASA) Director Dr Mustafa Din Subari, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Director Dr Mazlan Othman and the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Chairman Dr Yasushi Horikawa. -- BERNAMA