discharge of the office you have just assumed. I am certain that your youth will contribute to the success of our meetings as much as the experience of your predecessors brought the Conference to the present stage of consensus and mutual understanding. This is the first time for me to take the floor in this forum. It is true that Ambassador Kamal, in bidding me welcome, honoured me with the appellation "un vieux de la vieille de Geneve" or, in English, "an old hand in Geneva". But a 20-year interval is too long for a diplomat, however sharp he may once have been, not to have need of experienced mentors and friends. I have found them in the persons of Ambassadors Morel, Ledogar and Shannon and of a friend, Sergei Batsanov, who have helped me to find my way around and get through my teething troubles in this disarming family. My thanks and compliments are due to the representatives of the countries of our neighbours, to Ambassador Sujka, Ambassador Varga, Ambassador Dietze and Ambassador von Wagner. I was born and grew up as a European and that is why I have accepted with gratitude the wise counsel of the representatives of ancient cultures geographically remote from me, the wise counsel of Ambassador Donowaki, Ambassador Hou and Ambassador Chadha, and of Ambassador Elaraby, my neighbour, and Ambassador Bosch, the spokesmen of countries that are currently striving to remedy the same difficulties that recently confronted the nations comprising the present State entities within the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. CD/PV.570 22 (Mr, Kralik. Czech and Slovak Federal Republic) Last, but not least, permit me also to thank two members of our family who by language and temperament are very close to me, the Secretary-General of the Conference, Ambassador Komatina, and Ambassador Kosin. (continued in English)
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech delivered by a diplomat, addressing the Conference, and expressing gratitude to various individuals and representatives for their support and guidance. The tone is formal and diplomatic, with references to "youth" and "experience", "consensus and mutual understanding", and "teething troubles". The language used is diplomatic and courteous, with no mention of specific economic, environmental, or health-related issues. The focus is on the personal and professional relationships within the Conference, suggesting that the category is more related to international relations, diplomacy, and governance.

**Category**
Culture, International relations