CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CD/PV.559 26 June 1990 ENGLISH FINAL RECORD OF THE FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINTH PLENARY MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday, 26 June 1990, at 10 a.m. President : Mr. Oswaldo de Rivero (Peru) GE.90-61779/2059B CD/PV.559 2 The PRESIDENT (translated from Spanish ); I declare open the 559th plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament. First, allow me, on behalf of the Conference and of myself, to express to the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran our deep-felt condolences on the tragedy afflicting his country. The magnitude of the disaster, especially the appalling loss of human life, has stirred the international community and strengthened the feelings of humanitarian solidarity which bind us to all men in such grave emergencies as that affecting the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is comforting to find that that humanitarian solidarity is being demonstrated not only in words but also in deeds, by material assistance and co-operation to relieve the sufferings of the victims of the catastrophe. I should now like to proceed to our work and begin by warmly welcoming His Excellency, the Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs of Finland, Ambassador Aarno Karhilo, who is listed to speak at today's meeting. This is the fourth visit of the Under-Secretary of State to the Conference. I thank him for the interest with which he is following our efforts as well as for the contributions which his country has been making to the work of the Conference, in particular in the Ad Hoc Committee on Chemical Weapons, in which Finland chairs the technical group on instrumentation. The Conference continues its consideration of agenda items 1 and 2, entitled "Nuclear test ban" and "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a record of a meeting of the Conference on Disarmament, which is a diplomatic conference focused on disarmament and arms control. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, or culture. It does mention humanitarian aid and relief, specifically in the context of expressing condolences for a natural disaster and acknowledging international cooperation to provide assistance. Therefore, it is likely that the category is related to international diplomacy and disarmament.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief