text: work that needs to be done. It should be taken into account that when major political agreements are reached, they still have to be formalized in treaty language. Hence a great deal has yet to be accomplished at the negotiations. I cannot fail to mention yet another difficulty which will have to be dealt with. The negotiations have now reached the final stage. Our efforts have brought us to the point where there should be clear vision of what lies behind one option or another, how it might affect national security interests and whether situations which can be used for gaining a unilateral advantage are securely precluded. The choices we have to make are hard. As far as the Soviet position is concerned, I must say that the principal considerations underlying it now are increasingly dictated by the need to ensure the CD/PV.553 18 (Mr. Nazarkin. USSR) ratification of the future treaty by the Soviet parliament. On many occasions we have heard our American colleagues saying that their acceptance of a particular provision would complicate the ratification of the treaty. After the political reform in the Soviet Union we are now using a similar touchstone. It is a fact that we and the United States now find ourselves in the same position. The emergence of this factor has resulted in certain difficulties and complex problems. This new situation means that we must check certain provisions of the treaty again and yet again against the new political realities in our country. What is needed is a more thorough examination of all problems so as to avoid difficulties in the future. This will provide an assurance that the agreement we are working on will prove to be stable. I believe that this would meet the interests not only of 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a diplomatic negotiation between two countries, with a focus on the formalization of a treaty. The language used suggests that the agreement is related to national security interests and the ratification of the treaty by a parliament. The tone is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the topic is likely a high-level international agreement.