Ambassador Sujka as President of the Conference because of the traditional relations of friendship, and good-neighbourliness and alliance that there are between our countries and peoples. Today these relations have been placed on a reliable footing of consistent mutual respect, equal rights, sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs, freedom of social and political choice and other generally recognized principles and standards contained in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. One of the most remarkable features of the work of the Conference on Disarmament at this stage is that we have turned our eyes on ourselves, and that is no accident. The question of improving and, if you will, modernizing our forum is ripe for solution. The Conference must suit the needs of our times, the circumstances of our rapidly changing world. All the more so as it is the most representative and, hence, the only body of its kind, a unique disarmament negotiating forum. By a peculiar irony of history, the Conference on Disarmament was set up during the "cold-war" years, where, in point of fact, the issue was not disarmament in the true sense of the term, but at the best arms control, i.e. the containment of the arms race in some areas without any serious attempts to CD/PV.563 3 (Mr, Batsanov, USSR) reverse it. At the same time, disarmament itself was often used for political profiteering and propaganda campaigns of all kinds. Inevitably, the spirit of the times influenced the work of the Conference, which at times became an arena for mutual recrimination and sterile confrontational polemics. This can be from leafing through its old records. Of course, no one disputes the achievements of the Conference and its predecessors. It has to its credit 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement from an ambassador, discussing the Conference on Disarmament and its role in promoting international relations, security, and cooperation. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international relations and global governance. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather emphasizes the importance of cooperation and mutual respect in achieving disarmament and promoting global security.

**Category**
International relations, Security