view that the Conference should do some additional work and conduct a productive discussion about the concrete future activity of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament before its re-establishment. Mrs. BAUTA SOLES (Cuba) (translated from Spanish): Mr. President, allow me on this occasion to welcome you to your new post of responsibility as President of the Conference on Disarmament. Sir, last week my delegation had occasion to present the position of the Group of 21 on the comprehensive programme of disarmament. Today we listened with great attention and respect to expressions of their positions both by countries of the western group and CD/PV.571 22 (Mrs. Bauta Soles, Cuba) by countries of eastern Europe, and I have asked for the floor again in this forum to reiterate the position of the Group of 21 on this matter. It is that, in view of the provisions of General Assembly resolution 44/119, the Ad Hoc Committee on the Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament should be re-established when the work of the Conference on Disarmament resumes at its 1991 session. To fail to do this or unnecessarily to delay a decision thereon would be rather surprising. The reasons are various. First, the text of resolution 44/119 A is clear. Secondly, resolution 44/119 A was adopted with no votes against and only one abstention. At this Conference, an arena of international thinking - since the adoption of that resolution and up to today - no delegation that has taken the floor has failed to recognize that there have been positive changes in the international situation and that it is favourable for undertakings in the field of disarmament to accelerate negotiations and to promote confidence. Why then postpone implementation of the provisions of resolution 44/119 A? In short, Mr. President, I have taken the floor just to repeat once again 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a conference on disarmament and the re-establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee on the Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the topic is of a political and international nature. The speaker is referencing a United Nations General Assembly resolution and the positions of various countries, which further supports the idea that the topic is related to international relations and politics.

**Category**
International relations