daily blood-letting in that unfortunate land is a painful reminder of South Africa's woes. Anartheid is yet to be dismantled. Our struggle, and the active involvement of the United Nations, must continue until such time as South Africa transforms itself into a democratic, multiracial State. In the world today, no region, no country and no‘ people is too far away, Our hearts go out to the Liberians in their suffering. The world must do more to alleviate their miseries. We must make all efforts to bring about peace in the troubled country. We are heartened by the recent successes in the areas of arms control and disarmament: we would mention the super-Power agreements in particular. However, we must bear in mind that weapons and conflicts feed one another. Guns will proliferate if the need for them exists. Therefore, disarmament cannot truly succeed unless we resolutely alter the current global milieu. Time and again, Bangladesh has stressed its commitment to general and complete disarmament. Peace dividends must be devoted to development. EF/lO A/45/PV.10 3-l (President Ershad) Our position is evident in our conviction that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is vital to the maintenance of global peace and security. We would call upon the nuclear-weapon States to enter into substantive negotiations for a comprehensive test-ban treaty. Also, they must assure and strengthen positive and also negative security guarantees against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States. We highlighted our concerns about these issues at the recent Fourth NPT Review Conference. We believe that sufficent groundwork has been laid for our efforts to achieve these fundamental goals before the 1995 review and extension conference. We consider the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones and of zones of peace to be amongst the measures which are integral to a non-proliferation regime. 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement from a government official, likely the President of Bangladesh, discussing global issues such as peace, security, disarmament, and international cooperation. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international relations and global governance.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief