China and the United States have held their first dialogue on outer space safety in Washington.

 

中国与美国就外太空安全问题在华盛顿进行了首轮会谈。

 

During the dialogue on Tuesday the two sides exchanged views on issues such as outer space policy, bilateral¹ cooperation on space safety and multilateral space initiatives.

 

The discussions were "pragmatic, in-depth and fruitful," according to the Chinese delegation².

 

The two sides agreed to hold the next dialogue before the end of the year.

 

The discussion was co-hosted by Wang Qun, director-general of the Department of Arms Control at China's Ministry³ of Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Frank Rose.

 

Plans for such a meeting between both countries sprang up at the seventh China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue held last June in Washington.

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