warmest congratulations. At this juncture, I would like to express my gratitude to your predecessor, Ambasador de Rivero, of Peru, who so efficiently led the Conference in June. I am taking the opportunity to welcome in our midst the heads of delegations of Brazil, Ambassador Ricupero; of India, Ambassador Chadha; and of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ambassador von Wagner, and to assure them that they can count on the full co-operation of the Yugoslav delegation. I would also like to express our gratitude to our outgoing colleagues, Ambassador Sharma, Ambassador Bayart, Ambassador Kostov and Ambassador Varga, who all contributed so much to the work of our Conference. I wish them all the best in the future. The Yugoslav delegation has on several occasions presented its views on the need for a faster shift from arms control to the stage of disarmament measures on all levels of negotiations, in accordance with the positive evolution of international relations. Of priority importance to my delegation are the developments on the European continent that provide conditions for the interweaving of fundamental values outlined within the Conference on European Security and Co-operation on which relations among European countries should be based. Too much is happening at the same time in the social, inter-State, inter-bloc and intra-bloc relations for us to be able to predict all the aspects of immediate development. However, it could be said that Europe, so far the most divided and most armed continent, has shifted towards multifaceted co-operation, thus CD/PV.567 3 (Mr, Kosin. Yugoslavia) becoming the key element of general efforts aimed at changing the entirety of international relations. Such an evolution, although its numerous aspects and processes are still at the beginning, is already creating a new reality in the world. This new reality creates a foundation for the elaboration of a more 
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