text: Cp/PV.564 12 July 1990 CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ENGLISH FINAL RECORD OF THE FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOURTH PLENARY MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 12 July 1990, at 10 a.m. President; Mr. Boqumil Sujka (Poland) GE. 90-62080/3951a CD/PV.564 2 The PRESIDENT: I declare open the 564th plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament. On behalf of the Conference and myself, I wish to extend a warm welcome to the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, the Right Honourable William Waldegrave, M.P. The Minister already addressed the Conference on 15 June last year, when he introduced document CD/921, concerning some preliminary results of the United Kingdom programme of trial challenge inspections on chemical weapons. His political career is well known to us, as he has held positions of responsibility in the British Government since 1981. Since his last visit to the Conference, his portfolio at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has substantially increased. In addition to arms control, disarmament and defence affairs, he now has charge of relations between the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, East-West relations including the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and all of Africa. In January this year, he was made a member of the Privy Council. I should like to thank him for being with us again today and for the interest that he shows in our work. In accordance with its programme of work, the Conference continues today its consideration of agenda item 3, "Prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters". In accordance with rule 30 of its rules of procedure, however, any member wishing to do so may raise any subject relevant to the work of the Conference.
analysis: The text appears to be a record of a meeting of the Conference on Disarmament, focusing on the prevention of nuclear war and related matters. It does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues, and instead seems to be focused on international relations and diplomacy.