devoted todisaLmament. Theyalsorecalled therelevant resolutions adopted bytheGeneral Assembly. Inthiscontext, thesedelegations stressed the indispensable roleoftheConference onDisaLmament asthesinglemultilateral negotiating bodyondisarmament andtheinscription ofitem5onitsagenda. CD/1034 page26 62.TheGroupof21stressed thattheneedtoundertake negotiations on concrete measures onanurgentbasishadbecomeevident. Itsuggested waysto improve theworkoftheAdHocCommittee intheexamination ofexisting proposals inordertomakeitmoreeffective. Inthisrespect, thesameGroup proposed dealing withthoseproposals thatlendthemselves toamore structured analysis bytheestablishment ofsub-groups. ThesameGroupstated thatthereappeared tobeageneral recognition thattheCommittee could usefully consider confidence-building measures anddata-base improvements relevant toitsmandate inconsonance withevident complementarities of bilateral andmultilateral efforts inthisarea.Giventheimproved international atmosphere theGroupalsounderlined thecontinued general recognition intheAdHocCommittee foroverfiveyearsoftheimportance and urgency ofpreventing anarmsraceinouterspaceanditsreadiness to contribute tothatcommonobjective. ThisGroupfeltthatopportunities existed forsuchaconstructive courseofactiontofacilitate progress towards achieving theobjectives oftheCommittee's mandate. IV.CONCLUSIONS 63.Therecontinued tobegeneral recognition intheAdHocCommittee ofthe importance andurgency ofpreventing anarmsraceinouterspaceandreadiness tocontribute tothatcommonobjective. TheworkoftheCommittee sinceits establishment in1985hascontributed totheaccomplishment ofthistask. TheCommittee heldawideranging exchange ofviewsandheardanumberof expertpresentations whichcontributed toidentifying andclarifying anumber ofissues andtoaclearer perception ofthevarious positions. The Committee, whileaimingatidentifying areasofconvergence suitable for further structured work,advanced andfurther developed theexamination and identification ofvarious issuesrelevant totheprevention ofanarmsracein outerspace.Itwasrecognized oncemorethatthelegalregimeapplicable to outerspacebyitselfdoesnotguarantee theprevention ofanarmsracein outerspace. Therewasagainrecognition ofthesignificant rolethatthe legalregimeapplicable toouterspaceplaysintheprevention ofanarmsrace inthatenvironment andoftheneedtoconsolidate andreinforce thatregime andenhanceitseffectiveness andoftheimportance ofstrictcompliance with existing agreements, bothbilateral andmultilateral. Therewasgeneral recognition oftheimportance ofthebilateral negotiations between theUnion CD/I034 page27 ofsovietsocialist Republics andtheUnitedstatesofAmerica anditwas stressed thatbilateral andmultilateral efforts werecomplementary. Inthe courseofthedeliberations, thecommoninterest ofmankind intheexploration anduseofouterspaceforpeaceful purposes wasacknowledged. Inthis context, therewasalsorecognition oftheimportance ofparagraph 80ofthe FinalDocument ofthefirstspecial session devoted todisarmament, which statesthat"inordertoprevent anarmsraceinouterspace,further measures shouldbetakenandappropriate international negotiations heldinaccordance withthespiritoftheTreatyonPrinciples Governing theActivities ofStates intheExploration andUseofouterSpace,including theMoonandother Celestial Bodies". TheAdHocCommittee continued itsexamination ofexisting proposals andgaveapreliminary consideration toanumberofnewproposals andinitiatives aimedatpreventing anarmsraceinouterspaceandensuring thatitsexploration andusewillbecarried outexclusively forpeaceful purposes inthecommoninterest andforthebenefit ofallmankind. 64.Inthecontext oftheircontribution tothediscussions onallaspects of themandate andworkprogramme, theimportance ofthepresentations inthe Committee relating toconfidence-building measures andtogreater transparency andopenness inspacemadeinthecourseofthe1990session was recognized bytheCommittee. Although cognizant ofthevarious positions on thesematters theCommittee alsorecognized therelevance ofthatdiscussion totheworkoftheCommittee. TheCommittee alsonotedthevaluable and significant contribution tothisdiscussion oftheexperts frommany delegations andexpressed itsappreciation tothosedelegations thatprovided thosecontributions. 65Itwasagreedthatsubstantive workonthisagendaitemshouldcontinue atthenextsession oftheConference. Itwasrecommended thattheConference onDisarmament re-establish theAdHocCommittee onthePrevention ofanArms RaceinouterSpacewithanadequate mandate atthebeginning ofthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on a conference or meeting discussing disarmament and the prevention of an arms race in outer space. It mentions the importance of confidence-building measures, transparency, and open communication in achieving this goal. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a high-level meeting or international organization.

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International relations, Science and technology