A common attachment to the vision of the United Nations collective security system, reflecting new political and military realities and taking into account the interests of all States, could also give us an important new orientation in our work and help to define new areas of possible agreement. Mr. President, in the context of these considerations, let me discuss some aspects of item 5 of our agenda. Our aim is to prevent an arms race from spreading to outer space. Despite positive changes in international relations and intensive discussion at this Conference, we are still far from any agreement. Nevertheless, some possibilities of progress are now seen particularly in two fields: (a) in the field of confidence-building measures related mainly to greater openness and transparency in outer-space activities; and (b) in the field of expansion of practical principles for outer-space activities by the establishment of a code of conduct or "rules of the road". CD/PV.571 19 (Mr. Towpik. Poland) As far as the first domain is concerned, it should be remembered that the concept of transparency and openness has become one of the widely accepted approaches in present arms control and disarmament negotiations. It has been firmly introduced into these negotiations as a means of promoting confidence and mutual understanding. Let me remind you of the sets of measures already agreed within the framework of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, negotiations relating to the "open skies" proposal as well as predictability or confidence-building measures discussed in the bilateral American-Soviet outer-space talks. There is also a considerable number of proposals relating to greater openness in outer-space activities which have been submitted to this Conference. They include those which were presented by Poland last August in the Working Paper entitled "Confidence-Building Measures related 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the prevention of an arms race in outer space, mentioning transparency and openness as a means of promoting confidence and mutual understanding. It also refers to existing agreements and proposals related to outer-space activities. This suggests that the topic is related to international relations, security, and science, rather than economic or social issues.

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Science and technology, International trade