text: necessary to mobilize the resources of the Conference a little more and to set ourselves, step by step, more precise objectives. But is it possible to do otherwise, that is, to continue as if nothing had happened? We are all participants together in a great undertaking which is often difficult, sometimes disappointing and always complicated. It does, however, enable us to prepare the world of tomorrow, in which the methods of multilateral disarmament will make it possible to prevent and manage, worldwide, what are already being called "major risks". In point of fact, the chemical weapons negotiations show us that this is just what we must do as of now, and urgently. The PRESIDENT (translated from French): I thank the representative of France, His Excellency Ambassador Morel, for the statement he has just made, for the kind words he addressed to the Chair and for his expressions of sympathy and encouragement regarding developments in my country. I assure him that his message has been understood. I believe that Ambassador Morel's statement goes beyond strictly technical concerns with regard to disarmament in the narrow sense. His Excellency placed the debate within our Conference CD/PV.570 18 (The President) in a global political and strategic context at the same time as he set out a philosophy of security and disarmament and a very pertinent synthesis of our work during this year's session. I would particularly like to draw attention to his comments concerning the negotiating of the "rolling text" of the convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons. They are all the more significant as they come from the architect of the Paris Conference on chemical weapons. I am sure that delegations will have noted Ambassador Morel's exposition of the idea of a ministerial conference to conclude the negotiations on the draft convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons.
analysis: The text discusses the Conference on Disarmament and the negotiations on the prohibition of chemical weapons. It highlights the importance of multilateral disarmament in preventing and managing global risks. The speech also touches on the philosophy of security and disarmament, and the idea of a ministerial conference to conclude the negotiations. Given the context of disarmament and international security, it is likely that the text falls under the category of...