text: UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/AC.105/C.2/16/Add.5 2 April 1990 UN U.t!RARY ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE Legal Sub-Committee Original: RUSSIAN ,,ll.lN 1. ,; i990 ' 1!5.A 00!.LECTLO. CONSIDERATION OF THE LEGAL ASPECTS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE EXPLOMTION AND UTILIZATION OF OUTER SPACE SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE BENEFIT AND IN THE INTERESTS OF ALL STATES, TAKING INTO PARTICULAR ACCOUNT THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Report of the Secretary-General Addendum CONTENTS REPLIES RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTS Union of Soviet Socialist Republics .............................. GE.90-605i9/5971A ~ 2 A A/AC.105/C.2/16/Add.5 page 2 ' UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS [Original: Russian] [28 March 1990] The intensification of, and the rise in the nwnber of States with a direct interest in participating in the exploration and utilization of outer space are factors that necessitate qualitative development of the entire sphere of co-operation, a search for new forms of interaction between States in.space science and the practical application of space technology and mor~ thorough study of these issues as regards international law. This explains the importance of the new area of work for the Legal Sub-Committee of the. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, consideration of the legal aspects related to the application of the principle that the exploration and utilization of outer space should be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all States. The USSR believes that the conditions are now emerging for the fullest possible realization of the potential for international co-operation, the development of the institutional foundations for such co-ope.ration, and the elaboration of an integrated approach for the effective solution of all the various aspects- · scientific, technological, social, economic, ecological and so on -of the major global problem of the conquest of space. 
analysis: The text discusses the exploration and utilization of outer space, mentioning the need for international cooperation, development of institutional foundations, and integrated approach to solve various aspects of the problem. It also emphasizes the importance of considering the needs of developing countries. These themes suggest that the text is related to scientific and technological development, as well as international cooperation.