first of all to say how gratified the Romanian delegation is to see you presiding, with such competence and diplomacy, over the work of the Conference on Disarmament for the month of July. Our gratification is all the greater as you represent Poland, a country with which Romania has traditional relations of friendship and co-operation and, in both the distant and the recent past, often similar experience. There is already every sign that you will be discharging the duties of President under the very best, if not ideal, conditions. In this context, I cannot let this moment go without stressing, for example, the special significance of the establishment during your term as President of the Ad hoc Committee on a Nuclear Test Ban under the chairmanship of Ambassador Donowaki of Japan, whose talents in this respect have so often been emphasized here. I am delighted to be able to welcome to our midst the heads of delegation who have recently joined the Conference, including Ambassador Kralik of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Ambassador von Wagner of the Federal Republic of Germany and Ambassador Chadha of India. It is with regret and appreciation that we bade farewell to the heads of delegation who have recently left the Conference. My statement at today's plenary meeting is prompted by the distribution, under the symbol CD/1014, of a working paper with data concerning Romania on matters of relevance to an issue that is the subject of intensive negotiation in the Conference on Disarmament, tne ruture universal convention on the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons. CD/PV.567 8 (Mr. Chirila, Romania) Delegations now have the document before them. This working paper submitted by our delegation, liKe other texts containing information on the same topic that have already been submitted by other delegations, reflects the desire of Romania too to contribute to confidence-building and the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by a representative of the Romanian delegation at the Conference on Disarmament, discussing the progress of the conference and the submission of a working paper by their delegation. The topic of the working paper is the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons, which suggests a focus on international relations, security, and disarmament.

**Category**
International relations, Security