on Disarmament tO organize its work in such a way as to focus its attention and time on substanEive negotiations aimed at preventing nuclear war' NORWAY lOriginal: Englishl [5 tlarch f9851 I. Norway nas not able to support General Assembly resolution 39/148 P' Ho!'tever, in consideration of the importance of the issue before us and of the fact that Norway co-sponsored another draft resolution dealing with prevention of nuclear war, the following views and commenEs are nevertheless submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of resolution 39/L48 P' 2. Norway attaches the greatest inportance to Ehe guestion of prevention of nuclear war, but is of the opinion that this question should be viewed in the cont,ext of prevention of war in general. For this reason, concrete results are imperative in negotiat.ions dealing with disarmament and arms control in bolh the nuclear and conventional fields as well as with confidence-building measures.A/40/4e8 Engl ish Page 62 3' on this background, Norway was satisfied t.hat the question of prevention ofnucrear war, including all related matters lras included as iEen z oi tne agenda ofthe committee on Disarmamenr in 1983 and "" u ""f"i"i.-ii"*-6;. 3) on the agendaof the Conference on Disarmament in 1994. 4' As the prevention of nuclear war, indeed a1l war, is the most acute and urgenttask of the present day, Norway co-sponsored draft resolution A/c.I/39/L.40rlRev.1,which was introduced by the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany inthe First Committee of the General Assenbly at, it.s thirty-ninth session.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, focusing on the topic of disarmament and the prevention of nuclear war. The language used is formal and official, indicating a high-level discussion on international relations and security matters. The text does not mention economic, environmental, or social issues, which are typically the focus of other categories.

**Category**
International relations, Security