Permanent Representative Sumith Dassanayake calls for Legally Binding Treaty approach to ensure Peaceful Use of Outer Space at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva - Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN Geneva Switzerland

The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake, addressing the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on 20 August 2026, reiterated Sri Lanka’s long-standing and principled position that outer space is a common heritage of humankind and must be preserved exclusively for peaceful purposes. Ambassador Dassanayake further stated that Sri Lanka firmly rejects any strategic doctrine that seeks to turn outer space as a warfighting domain or a battlefield for geopolitical rivalry, stressing that all space activities must strictly adhere to the UN Charter and the Outer Space Treaty.