UN, 12 Apr. Russia is in favor of space remaining a space for cooperation and not an arena for an arms race, Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's permanent representative to the world organization, said at a UN Security Council meeting.
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first person in the world to fly into space. Now, on April 12, Cosmonautics Day is celebrated annually in Russia.
«We stand for space to remain a space for cooperation, not confrontation — for peaceful development, and not an arena for an arms race,» Nebenzya said, reminding his colleagues in the Security Council of Gagarin's flight.