text: The PRESIDENT 1 (translated from French): I thank the representative of the United States of America for his statement and for the kind words addressed to the President. I now give the floor to the representative of Romania, Ambassador Datcu. Mr. DATCU (Romania) (translated from French): Mr. President, may I begin by telling you how very glad the Romanian delegation is to see you presiding in so aole and dedicated a manner over the work of the Conference on Disarmament for this month of July. You may rest assured of my delegation's wholehearted support. We wish you every success in these times of great responsibility for the multilateral negotiating forum in the disarmament field. I should also like to take this occasion to thank the outgoing President, the distinguished Ambassador of Zaire, as well as his delegation, for the effective manner in which he performed his duties during the month of June. The month of July is particularly important in the Conference's time-table. It is the month preceding the completion of our work for this year, when we are already giving some thought to how to draft the report to the General Assembly. It is also the time when something can still be done to find solutions to the problems on which our Conference must report to the United Nations General Assembly. The Romanian delegation fully shares the regret and concern often expressed in this chamber with regard to the slim results obtained by the Conference on Disarmament . Thus, it is with great regret that we must acknowledge that virtually nothing has been done with regard to agenda items 1, 2 and J concerning nuclear problems, despite the sustained and sincere efforts deployed by most delegations and despite the very many formulas and proposals advanced this year as in previous years.
analysis: This text appears to be a statement made by a representative of Romania in a multilateral negotiating forum, specifically the Conference on Disarmament. The text discusses the progress made in the conference, or rather the lack thereof, and expresses regret and concern about the limited results obtained. The focus is on disarmament and nuclear problems, which suggests that the category should be related to international relations and security.