text: clearly in mind that real negotiations are yet to start. It is our hope that the current session of the General Assembly will once again take action to further promote negotiations on this question, both bilateral and multilateral. Fourthly, we propose that a convention on the complete prohibition and total destruction of chemical weapons be concluded as soon as possible. Pending this, all the countries capable of producing chemical weapons should refrain from testing, producing, transferring and deploying chemical weapons and should pledge never to use such weapons. As one of the priority items, the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva has already conducted protected, wide-ranging and in-depth negotiations on the conclusion of a convention banning chemical weapons. Though consensus has been reached on some of the issues, sharp divergencies still exist on ·the key issues. However, we are convinced that, given a spirit of co-operation and compromise from all sides, it should be possible to come to an agreement at an early date. On the Occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Protocol, we should redouble our efforts to uphold and strictly observe the objectives and NR/emv A/C.l/40/PV.S 52 (Mr. Qian Jiadong, China) principles laid down in that instrument, and to ensure, inter alia, that the chemical weapons shall never be used again. The above four points do not represent the entire position of my country on disarmament. We lay emphasis on them because of their special significance under the present circumstances. We hope that they will be given serious consideration by all delegations. China pursues an independent foreign policy of peace in international affairs. As a founding Member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Security Council, China has consistently observed the purposes and principles of 
analysis: The text discusses international relations, disarmament, and the prohibition of chemical weapons. It mentions the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament, and the Geneva Protocol, indicating a focus on international politics and diplomacy. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a discussion of international agreements and treaties.