which will ensure an appropriate balance between rights and obligations. The PRESIDENT : I thank the representative of Poland for his very important statement and for the kind words he addressed to the Chair. That concludes my list of speakers today. Does any other representative wish to take the floor? Since that is not the case, I now intend to suspend the plenary meeting and to convene an informal meeting of the Conference to consider two requests for participation in its work. The meeting was suspended at 12.40 p.m, and resumed at 12.43 p.m. CD/PV.553 33 The PRESIDENT : The 553rd plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament is resumed. The Conference will now proceed to take action on the note by the President, circulated by the secretariat as document CD/WP.384, concerning requests from two non-member States to participate in our work. I see no objection. It was so decided . The PRESIDENT : In connection with the decision that we have just taken, I wish to note that the statement made by the President of the Conference at the resinned 534th plenary meeting also applies to the requests that we have considered today. I should like now to turn to another subject. The secretariat has circulated today a brief timetable for meetings to be held early next week, before we adjourn the first part of the session. As usual, the timetable is indicative and may be changed if the need arises. May I take it that the informal paper is acceptable? It was so decided» The PRESIDENT : Before I adjourn this plenary meeting, I have two announcements to make. I would like first of all to remind all delegations that a video film on a national trial challenge inspection conducted by the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a meeting of the Conference on Disarmament, discussing requests for participation and scheduling of meetings. There is no mention of specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather procedural matters related to the conference. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and cooperation.

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International relations