New York, October 30, 2019, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stressed to the United Nations the importance of boosting efforts to ensure that outer space is used for peaceful purposes and to address the threat posed by space debris. The kingdom also underlined that states should carry out their activities in outer space in a responsible and transparent manner. This came during the Kingdom's address to the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) on the item on the peaceful use of outer space delivered by Counselor Adel bin Abdullah Al-Fawzan. --SPA 22:37 LOCAL TIME 19:37 GMT 0059 www.spa.gov.sa/w1201273