CD/PV.556 14 June 1990CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ENGLISH FINAL RECORD OF THE FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH PLENARY MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 14 June 1990, at 10 a.m. President : Mr. Oswaldo de Rivero (Peru) GE.90-61643/3735a CD/PV.556 2 The PRESIDENT ; I call to order the 556th plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament. As a result of the informal meeting we have just held, I would like to place before the Conference the programme of work for the second part of its 1990 session, as set out in document CD/WP.385. If there is no objection, I shall take it that the programme of work has been adopted. It was so decided . The PRESIDENT : As I mentioned at the informal meeting, I have no speakers on my list for today's meeting. However, in accordance with the practice of the Conference, I should now like to ask if any delegation wishes to take the floor. None does, and so I wish to turn to another matter. Today the secretariat has circulated, at my request, a timetable of meetings of the Conference and its subsidiary bodies for the coming week. As far as the plenary is concerned, I would remind you that on Tuesday, 19 June, we shall resume the informal meetings on item 2 of the agenda. "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament". In addition, as was decided in April, the Conference will hold informal open-ended consultations on the improved and efficient functioning of the Conference on Thursday, 21 June, at 3.30 p.m. In that regard, I wish to inform members that, as decided previously, the secretariat will place in delegations' pigeon-holes, at noon on 18 June, a revised version of the informal document containing proposals on this topic.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a record of a meeting of the Conference on Disarmament, discussing disarmament and nuclear disarmament. The topic does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. The focus on disarmament and nuclear disarmament suggests a strong connection to science and technology, as it is a technological issue that has implications for international relations and global security.

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Science and technology