CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENTCD/PV.568 26 July 1990 ENGLISH FINAL RECORD OF THE FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHTH PLENARY MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva on Thursday, 26 July 1990, at 10. a.m. President: Mr. Bogumil Sujka (Poland) GE.90-62364/2211B CD/PV.568 2 The PRESIDENT; I declare open the 568th plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament. In accordance with its programme of work, the Conference continues today its consideration of agenda item 4, "Chemical weapons". However, in conformity with rule 30 of the rules of procedure, any member wishing to do so may raise any subject relevant to the work of the Conference. I have on my list of speakers for today the representatives of the Netherlands and Indonesia. I now give the floor to the representative of the Netherlands, Ambassador Wagenmakers. Mr. WAGENMAKERS (Netherlands): On 6 February 1990, at the opening session of the Conference on Disarmament, the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs qualified the year 1989 as the year that marked the end of the post-war era. Indeed, 1989 was, in view of so many major political changes in Europe, a truly revoluntionary year. It is equally true that 1990 is the year in which a new architecture, and not just for Europe, will continue to take shape. The historical landmarks for that architecture seem to have been erected only recently. States have literally opened up and become receptive to a host of ideas and concepts, some old, some new. The internal developments in many European countries have had an immediate bearing on the perception of foreign and security policies. Seldom has a year been so fruitful as 1990, and we are only halfway through: the summit in Washington, the bilateral agreements between the United States and the USSR, the development towards 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a meeting record of a conference discussing disarmament and international relations. The representative of the Netherlands is giving a speech about the changes in international politics and the shape of a new architecture. The speech does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the broader geopolitical context.

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International relations, Politics