11 (Mr, Batsanov. USSR) like to express my very best wishes to the distinguished ambassadors who are leaving us or have already left us and taken up new duties - the distinguished representative of Brazil, Ambassador Azambuja, and the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ambassador von Stiilpnagel. I should also like to heartily welcome our new colleague, the distinguished Ambassador of Czechoslovakia, Ambassador Krâlik, who is participating in our work today for the first time, and wish him every success in this task. The Soviet delegation was also pleased to learn that our long-standing colleague Mrs. Sinegiorgis of Ethiopia has recently been appointed her country's Ambassador to the Conference. The Conference has just heard statements from the distinguished Ambassadors Burt and Smith, who described the state of affairs at the bilateral Soviet-American talks on nuclear and space arms. I should now like to invite Ambassador Nazarkin, the head of the USSR delegation at the nuclear and space talks, to take the floor to brief you on this matter. Ambassador Nazarkin is well known to most of the members of the Conference because he headed the delegation of the USSR at the Conference for two years until the end of April last year. Before that Ambassador Nazarkin headed the department dealing with the peaceful use of nuclear energy and space in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow. For many years he has been actively involved with disarmament issues, above all in the multilateral field, both in New York and in Geneva. So with your permission, Mr. President, I shall hand over to Ambassador Nazarkin. Mr, NAZARKIN (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): First of all I should like to express my gratitude for the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement, discussing the departure and arrival of ambassadors, welcoming new colleagues, and inviting a representative to brief the conference on a specific topic. The topic of nuclear and space arms suggests a focus on international relations and disarmament.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology