Riyadh, June 14, 2020, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has virtually signed here the basic charter of the Arab Group for Space Cooperation with the participation of 14 countries. The charter, which will be signed by 14 Arab countries as follows: (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Iraq and Mauritania), aims to establish the first Arab group for space cooperation, encourage the Arab space cooperation in all space activities with common goals, achieve harmony in the regulatory practices among the space authorities, coordinate the positions of the Arab Group members to adopt a unified opinion in the regional and international forums related to the space within the limits of the tasks assigned to the group, and work on a comprehensive Arab space cooperation in the field of space. --SPA 20:17 LOCAL TIME 17:17 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/w1350099