text: isforthisre8sonthatweexpress ourdisappointment attheslowprogress atthethestrategy toachieve ageneral reduction intension. Asweallknow,that TheItalian Government isstriving andwillcontinue tostrivetoachieve equitable solutions totheproblems thatarestillpending inthisforum. A morestableinternational equilibrium. Thesechannels inanycasedonotallowthenegotiations tomoveforwardconstructively, althoughitmustnotbeforgotten that detenteisfostered alsobyattitudes whicharenotexclusiv~~y cOnnected withthe Conference isseeking toeliminate another category ofweapons ofmassdestruction, complete andverifiable banonchemical weapons shouldconstitute forall overcoming ofdistrust. Inotherwords, wemustsparenoeffortinthesearchforcountries, including thoseinpossession ofsuchweapons, apriority objective. It negotiations, particularly thoserelating todisarmament. ForthisreasonwehaveNR/ed (Mr.Andreotti, Italy) general problem, andbothglobalandre9iona~.understandings m~stcontribute toits solution. However,itisclearinthiscontextthatthemajorPowersshouldplayunderstanding oflegitimate security needs. thefactthatthesimpleexchange ofinformation amongscientists mayhelpto moreclosely withthesearchforpeaceandaneffective understanding onthe-------~~---------------~ A/40/PV.8 44 (Mr. Andreo~fi, Italy) bringing together ofpositions. Thereare,inthisconnection, encouraging Inourview,theholding ofanewconference mayprovide uswithastarting Wefeelthatitwillbedifficult toachieve realprogress indisarmament ifonechannel ofcommunication which,inourview,hassofarnotbeen therecommendation thatanother suchmeeting beheld.Suchacourseofactionis pointforconsidering machinery whereby wecouldassociate thescientific worldreference pointandameansofsupport forpolitical actiondesigned tofavourthe military activities. Inthisrespect, theproblemiscertainly nottorenounce the precisely inordertosafeguard vitalsecurity interests.ofthefactthattechnological progress andtheincreasing sophistication ofanatural vocation forco-operation. Withtheseadvantages, itconstitutes a overcome prejudices andtocorrect errors. weapons havecreated aneedforvisibility whichdidnotexistinthepast,safeguarding oflegitimate security interests. Onthecontrary, wemusttakenotesuggested bytheimportant scientific developments whichhavetakenplaceandby Statesdonotshowagreater readiness thaninthepasttoensurethevisibility ofshouldnotforgetthatthiscommunity hasanancient tradition ofuniversality andSUfficiently appreciated isthatoftheinternational scientific community. We examples, suchastheScientific ForumheldinHamburg in1980. Weshouldendorse control andlimitation ofweapons. Amessag=-_~ thateffecthasreached usin recentyearsfromscientists allovertheworldwho,intheirthousands, signedthelongconsidered thatwemustmultiply theopportunities ofobtaining abetter EriceAppealfor"Science Without Frontiers".NR/edonthecontrol andlimitation ofweapons.regarding measures ofvisibilitr ~adverification assecondary ele~nts inA/40/PV.8 45 (Mr.Andreotti. Italy) Inotherwords,Ibeli,evethatwemustnowabandon thementalattitudeof that,inviewoftechnological developments, thesemeasures mustbecome, togetherdisarmament agreements. Instead wemustrecognize, withastrongsenseofrealism, viththebalance offorces. thecentral andvitalcomponents ofanyunderstandingNRledAMH/12 A/40/PV.8 46 (Mr.Andreotti, Italy) Awareoftheneedforincreased international co-operation atalllevels, Italyhasmadeasignificant contributiontotheprogress oftheConference on Security andCo-operation inEurope. Thereisnocontradiction between the objectives setforthintheFinalActofHelsinki andthosesetfort.hinthe CharteroftheunitedNations: theyarecomplementary. Iwouldlikehereto emphasize, inthelightoftheresults obtained atthatConference, thatrecourse tothesemultilateral instruments ofdialogue doesnotexclude, butindeed promOtes, abalanced andfruitful development ofbilateral relations. Thecommitments wehaveassumed andthosethatweintendtoassumeatthe Conference prOl7ide abasisforgivingspecific shapetotheidealsofsecurity,of respect forhumanrights, andofeconomic, scientific andcultural co-operation amongStates. Inthiscontext, mayIpointoutthatthecultural forumtobeheldat Budapest nextmonthwillprOl7ide uswithameeting placeatwhichwecanholda positive exchange ofviewsonparticular subjects. Weshallensurethatthebasic featureofthisforum-thatofunfettered discussion, isconstantly maintained. weshalldosointheconviction thatthethreefoldtermsofreference - creation, dissemination andco-operation inthefieldofculture -arepartsofa process whichisnotmeanttobeapropaganda exercise butaimsatmutual understanding. Byitsnature, culture isnotadestabilizing factorand consequently knowsnofrontiers.
analysis: This text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a speech related to international relations, disarmament, and scientific cooperation. It discusses the importance of dialogue, negotiation, and cooperation among nations to achieve a more stable international equilibrium and to eliminate weapons of mass destruction. The text also mentions the role of scientific developments and the need for increased international cooperation in various fields.