The Conference in its report to the United Nations General Assembly in 1989 decided that the Ad Hoc Committee on item 8 of the agenda would resume work "with a view to resolving the outstanding issues in the near future, when circumstances are more conducive to making progress in this regard". Accordingly, the Western group believes that the Conference will only need to take a decision on the possible re-establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament at the beginning of the 1991 session, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that time and taking into account the priorities of the Conference on Disarmament. The PRESIDENT (translated from French): I thank the representative of Belgium, Ambassador Houllez, for his statement and for the kind words he addressed to the President. I now give the floor to the representative of Venezuela, Ambassador Arteaga. Mr. ARTEAGA (Venezuela) (translated from Spanish): Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Venezuela I would first like to convey to you our most cordial congratulations on seeing you presiding over the work of the Conference on Disarmament. Your recognized ability, your knowledge of disarmament matters and your enthusiasm ensure the efficacy of your guidance. The people of Venezuela maintains traditional relations of friendship and co-operation with the Romanian people, whom you represent with such distinction. We also wish to congratulate very sincerely Ambassador Sujka, of Poland, on the sound and constructive way in which he directed the Conference on Disarmament last month. We are pleased to place on record our thanks to the distinguished representative of Poland, which is a friend of Venezuela. CD/PV.571 10 (Mr, Arteaga, Venezuela) Mr. President, in the course of this year in this chamber many statements and observations have been made concerning the significance of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a diplomatic conference, specifically the Conference on Disarmament, discussing the re-establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee and congratulatory remarks from representatives. The content does not seem to relate to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. The focus is on disarmament and international relations, which suggests a strong connection to science and technology.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology