I now give the floor to the representative of Argentina, Ambassador Garcia Moritan. You have the floor, Sir. Mr, GARCIA MORITAN (Argentina) (translated from Spanish): Mr. President, I would like to express to you my delegation's pleasure at seeing you presiding over the Conference during what is a particularly complex month, since it marks the end of a session that began with great expectations, expectations which we will now have to carry over to 1991. We are also grateful for the message from the Romanian Foreign Minister and shall study it with all the attention it deserves. I would also like to thank my colleague and friend, the Ambassador of Czechoslovakia, for having given me his place on the list of speakers and allowed me to take the floor so that I may, when I have finished this statement, preside over the open-ended consultations on article X of the draft convention on chemical weapons in my capacity as a friend of the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee. It is a happy consequence of the present international situation, especially of the East-West climate, that expressions such as "change", "new atmosphere" and "new detente" are gradually losing their novelty to become the reflection of a world that has changed in the past 10 months, perhaps far more than we realize. Yes, we say that the world has changed. But, because of the sluggishness engendered in our attitudes by long years of costly and sterile confrontations, the actual change often goes no further than its mere enunciation. It is true that, in the complex world of power balances, and particularly in the area of security, change has to be measured by the yardstick of its effects. To replace the status quo with something new is 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech, discussing the state of international relations and the progress made in a specific area (chemical weapons). The speaker mentions the "East-West climate" and the need for actual change to be measured by its effects, suggesting a focus on international politics and security. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with no specific references to economic or social issues.

**Category**
International relations, Security