enough to say how much your skill, expertise and your vast experience have proved invaluable in guiding our deliberations in April. Moreover, it should be noted that your presidency has also coincided with the holy month of Ramadan and this, undoubtedly, has meant hardship for you personally. My delegation would also like to avail itself of this opportunity to extend its grateful appreciation to your predecessor, Ambassador Azikiwe of Nigeria, for his tireless dedication and constructive efforts during his presidency in March. To Ambassador Juraj Krâlik of Czechoslovakia, who has just joined the Conference, I wish to extend my delegation's warm welcome and pledge its readiness to work closely with him and his delegation. I would also like to warmly congratulate Ms. Kongit Sinegiorgis on her promotion to Permanent Representative and Ethiopian Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament. Allow me also to express my regret at the departure of Ambassador de Azambuja of Brazil, Ambassador von Stülpnagel of the Federal Republic of Germany and my neighbour, Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma of India. Their wisdom and contributions to the cause of disarmament will be missed by all of us. On behalf of my delegation and myself, I wish them every success in their new and very important posts. We have heard quite a number of statements made by eminent personalities and distinguished representatives of member as well as non-member States of the Conference during the past three months. None of them, including that of my own delegation, failed to refer to the recent developments in East-West relations. My delegation is pleased to note that all views aired brought into sharp focus the need for the Conference to address its agenda in a more purposeful manner. The views expressed by various speakers during this spring session have 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement, addressing a conference on disarmament, and expressing gratitude and condolences to various individuals and delegations. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the content revolves around the conference, its participants, and the importance of addressing the agenda. This suggests that the text is related to international relations, diplomacy, and governance.

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International relations, Diplomacy