between the heads of State of the United States and the Soviet Union. There is no doubt that the 35 per cent cut in the stocks of strategic weapons held by these two Powers will influence the approach this Conference must adopt to halting the nuclear arms race, and we hope that this is a step that will immediately be followed by others, as we move towards the aim of general and complete disarmament. Special mention should be made of the bilateral agreements concerning the destruction of chemical weapon stockpiles. The substantial percentage to be destroyed under the agreement, and the link between the destruction of the remaining percentage and the conclusion of the convention on a chemical weapons ban which is under negotiation in this forum, should spur our countries on to exercise maximum political will in this Conference. I cannot and must not conclude without placing on record our profound appreciation to my predecessors who have served as President of the Conference on Disarmament during the current session - Ambassadors Wagenmakers of the Netherlands, Azikiwe of Nigeria and Kamal of Pakistan. I hope that I will measure up to the outstanding contributions that these distinguished diplomats and friends have made during the course of recent past months. Following my opening statement, I now propose that we move on to our list of speakers for today. On the list are the representatives of Sweden, Bulgaria and the United States of America. I now call on the representative of Sweden, Ambassador Theorin, whom I am very pleased to see here among us again . CD/PV.555 5 Mrs. THEORIN (Sweden): Mr. President, let nie first congratulate you on taking up the important task of guiding our Conference during the crucial month of June. I am confident that our work will greatly benefit from your 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech given at a conference on disarmament, specifically mentioning the reduction of nuclear and chemical weapons. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a high-level meeting. The focus on disarmament and weapons reduction suggests that the text is related to international relations and security.

**Category**
International relations, Security