conflicts . This is why our country hopes that the States which have not yet done so will as soon as possible accede to the United Nations Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects . Ecuador also urges the international community to conclude a convention on chemical weapons . What we hope to achieve as regards disarmament within the territories of various countries must also be sought in the other dimensions of our universe: this applies to the sea beyond the territorial seas, as well as to the new dimension of outer space, which must be preserved for peaceful purposes. In this connection Ecuador, in the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, has JVM/16 A/C.l/40/PV.S 69 (Mr. Albornoz, Ecuador) expressed its interest together with the other equatorial countries, in view of its special geographical location in relation to the geostationary orbit where · satellites are placed, and of the interests of the developing countries, in the establishment of a body of rules on the rational and equitable use of the geostationary orbit, which is a limited natural resource, already saturated, which should be used solely for peaceful purposes for the benefit of all peoples. My delegation reserves its right to speak in the debate on the different agenda items and will lend its support or its sponsorship, as appropriate, to the drafts submitted, as we have done on disarmament items at previous sessions of the Assembly. The CHAIRMAN: 1 should like to remind members of the Committee that the list of speakers for the general debate will close today at 6 p.m. and I urge representatives who wish to speak and have not yet inscribed their names on the list to do so as soon as possible. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by an Ecuadorian representative at the United Nations, discussing disarmament, international cooperation, and the peaceful use of outer space. The focus is on the country's efforts to promote disarmament and the responsible use of natural resources, particularly in the context of international law and cooperation.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International relations