(iv) Negotiations on reduction of military budgets could lead to aqreements amonq various participating States. Such agreements could be concluded on a global, regional or subregional level, among nuclear-weapon States, among other militarily significant States or among any other States whether they are members of mil.itary alliances or not; (VI The successful demonstration of the feasibility of constructing military price indexes and PPPs for different States would contribute much to preparing the ground for future negotiations on a reduction of military expenditures; (k) That this Group as most other preceding Groups in this field has been devoted to primarily technical matters. However, there are also, as shown in chapter V, other important aspects of the question of reducing military expenditures which would deserve careful attention. 156. On the basis of the above conclusions, the Group recommends: (a) That the consideration of technical and other aspects of problems related to agreements to reduce military expenditures should be continued and that appropriate measures should be taken in order to promote and facilitate international neqotiations on such agreements; (b) That all Member States should be invited to express their views on the present report, including the prospects of wider participation, in particular by countries with different budqeting and accounting systems and at very different levels of economic development, as well as on all matters dealt with in this report and to suqgest further steps or measures with a view to promoting and facilitating future international agreements to reduce military expenditures; (c) That a report on the above matters should be submitted by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly at its forty-first session (1986); (d) That all Member States, in particular the nuclear-weapon States and other militarily signif icant States, should be urged: (i) To help create the necessary conditions for fruitful negotiations on agreements to reduce military expenditures; 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the reduction of military expenditures and the feasibility of constructing military price indexes and PPPs, which suggests that the topic is related to economic and financial issues. The text also mentions international negotiations and agreements, which implies a focus on international relations and cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade