between the Soviet Union and Ehe United States with regard to fresh negotiat,ions on a whole range of issues relating to nuclear and space weapons. The negotiations should lead to the etaboratio,n of a mutually acceptable agreement based on the principle of equality and equal security, simultaneously and in an interrelated nanner covering the three aspects of the negotiations. The aim of the negot,iations should be the limitation and reduction of strategic and medium-range nuclear weapons, with a view to the urltimate destruct.ion of nuclear weapons, and likewise the complete elimination of the danger of extending the arms race into ouEer spacei (f) Bulgaria stresses bhe great responsibility of Ehe Conference on Disarmament, namely, that it should contribute Eo the prevention of nuclear vrar. It is time for the Conferenc€! to proceed, as a matter of priority, to constructive negotiations on the elaboration of urgent practical steps and the conclusion of relevant international agreements aimed at. averting nuclear war. The concrete proposals of the socialist countries are a good basis for this. The nost suitable forum for conducting such negotiations would be an ad hoc comnittee with an appropriate mandate, and such a body should therefore be established; (g) Bulgaria reaffirns its readiness to consider any other steps, of either a substantive or a procedural nature, with a view to expediting the effecEive solution of the problem of pr:eventing nuclear war. BYETORUSSIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC lOriginal: Russianl [13 l{arch 1985] l. It is the position of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic that under current circumstances there is no task more important than that of preventing the outbreak of nuclear war. The acute aggravation of the international situation and the increased threat of a nuclear cat,astrophe have been caused by the policy of Ehe United States of America and its closest allies designed to acquire miliEary
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations, specifically disarmament and arms control, and the prevention of nuclear war. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it may be a statement or declaration from a government or international organization. The text also mentions specific countries and regions, such as the Soviet Union, the United States, and Bulgaria, which further supports the idea that it is related to international relations.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology