can emerge even if there are no "blocs", in harmony with the ideal of institutionalizing international relations and in an atmosphere of co-operation among States, but never in an atmosphere of suspicion and confrontation. The thousand-year-old heritage of our European civilization is being enriched at the present time with new knowledge. Neither by "Europe in us" nor by "we in Europe" will we be able to exist alone in a world joined together by satellites, without widely developed friendly relationships with those nations and States which fate has decreed should live on other continents. Nevertheless, I would like to assure this international forum that as far as our relations with other States are concerned, one single criterion applies for us. It is what our "tutor of nations", Jan Amos Comenius, passed on to us: "... the wisdom and valour of nations is not expressed by the power of weapons, but by the power and strength of the entirety of useful knowledge". Allow me to put forward, from the standpoint of this criterion, our position on those questions which deserve the closest attention and greatest effort on the part of all regions represented at this Conference. These are in particular items 1, 4 and 5. I wholeheartedly concur with the opinion of CD/PV.570 23 (Mr. Kralik. Czech and Slovak Federal Republic) several other delegations that in order to make substantial progress this Conference must concentrate its efforts on a smaller number of agenda items. I highly value the consensus of all the participants in this room for a renewal of the Ad hoc Committee on a Nuclear Test Ban. Our delegation is particularly pleased by this because the Committee began its work on the basis of the draft mandate proposed by Czechoslovakia in 1988. We look forward to seeing this Committee, in keeping with its mandate, contribute towards 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement, discussing international relations, cooperation, and the importance of knowledge and science in the context of a conference. The speaker mentions specific agenda items, including a nuclear test ban, which suggests a focus on international security and disarmament.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology