possibilities are opening up on a broader front for closing the North-South gap, for establishing a more just world economic order, for reducing military arsenals and arms exports. The implementation of the INF Treaty is entering its final stage. It will have to be followed by further steps towards nuclear disarmament. The conclusion of a START treaty is expected before the end of this year. Further substantial reductions have been announced in Soviet and American nuclear arsenals. Talks are in sight on tactical nuclear weapons. It is becoming time for the other nuclear-weapon Powers to get involved in the process of nuclear disarmament. A halt to the manufacture of nuclear weapons is another point which should be put on the agenda. There is a considerable wealth of experience to rely on with regard to all the steps mentioned above. The verification procedures developed in Soviet-American agreements and talks in the past, the co-operative testing of verification methods and techniques commenced by both sides and the safeguards system for nuclear materials used by the International Atomic Energy Agency for decades are of invaluable significance to the continuation of the nuclear disarmament process. The Geneva Conference on Disarmament could help advance this process by discussing conceptional issues with tae participation of all nuclear-weapon States. This being so, I should like to encourage you to carry on with the informal talks on this issue started at the spring session. CD/PV.561 page 10 The Conference on Disarmament should also help prevent an arms race in outer space. Confidence-building measures in outer space adopted on a multilateral basis would constitute an effective supplement to Soviet-American talks. A total nuclear test ban continues to be of the utmost relevance to nuclear disarmament. The recent agreements reached between the USSR and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international relations and security, specifically discussing disarmament and arms control agreements, which suggests a connection to the broader themes of international cooperation and conflict resolution. The text also touches on the idea of a "more just world economic order", which could be related to economic development or international trade. However, the primary focus seems to be on the nuclear disarmament process and arms control agreements, which suggests a stronger connection to international relations and security.

**Category**
International relations and security, International trade