The Government of Mexico has stated that it neither posseses chemical weapons nor has any intention of acquiring them. So it is difficult for us to accept that the principal possessors of chemical weapons should arrogate to themselves the right to keep a percentage of their arsenals and reserve to themselves the right of veto, to determine, eight years after it enters into force, whether participation in the multilateral convention is sufficient to proceed to the total elimination of chemical weapons. If all our countries CD/PV.566 8 (Mr. Marin Bosch. Mexico) were to adopt such an attitude, there would be no disarmament treaties at all. Furthermore, we were surprised at the speed with which a set of unilateral conditions contained in a footnote to a document was transformed into a bilateral understanding. Although my delegation welcomes the fact that this agreement reflects the efforts which have for so long been going on at the multilateral level, we regret that, in referring to the negotiations of the Conference on Disarmament, there is no concurrence with the objective of attaining a comprehensive, universal and non-discriminatory convention. Bilateral and multilateral negotiations on disarmament should facilitate and complement each other; progress at the bilateral level should not be used to postpone or impede action at the multilateral level. The Ad hoc Committee on Chemical Weapons is embarking on the difficult process of attempting to make progress in its deliberations in what has up to now been known as the "rolling text" and which we hope will shortly be transformed into a draft convention that can be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly for adoption. We would like now to make some comments on the questions considered at this session. The open-ended consultations on "undiminished security" have been a forum 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement from Mexico regarding the issue of chemical weapons and disarmament treaties. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a context of international negotiations and agreements. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. Instead, it focuses on the topic of disarmament and the multilateral convention on chemical weapons.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology