convincing evidence of the readiness of the parties to the bilateral agreement to work for the early conclusion of the multilateral convention. For the USSR, this also means that its unilateral decision to stop production of chemical weapons (and this was done in 1987) will be formalized as an international treaty, thus settling unequivocally and irrevocably the question of whether Soviet society will devote new resources to the production of chemical weapons. The bilateral agreement provides that, at the multilateral negotiations, the USSR and the United States will introduce a proposal to hold a special conference at the end of the eighth year after the convention enters into force, to decide by a majority vote whether the participation in the convention is sufficient for the final destruction of chemical weapons. The joint statement contains details of this proposal. In this connection, I would like, not just on behalf of my delegation, but also on behalf of the United States delegation, to draw the attention of the distinguished delegates to a working paper in the CD/CW/WP.... series, but I think without a number as yet - this is an advance copy which is before you. Both our delegations plan to dwell in greater detail thereon in due course and in the appropriate context, and this step has been undertaken in pursuance of the bilateral agreement signed on 1 June in Washington. Now turning back to my own statement, I would like to stress that here we have a compromise proposal that takes into account both elements of the United States proposal known as the "2 per cent" proposal, and the criticism of that initial American proposal by the USSR and a number of other participants in the negotiations. Both the need to evaluate participation in the convention by States which are important from the point of view of its CD/PV.560 13
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a diplomatic agreement and the process of negotiating a multilateral convention related to chemical weapons. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on international relations and diplomacy. The text also mentions the production and destruction of chemical weapons, which suggests that the topic is related to security and disarmament.

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