formed him that, on 4 December 1985, Venezuela had acceded to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, and should therefore be added to the list of States parties provided in annex IV of document E/1986/5. 20. If he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council, on the basis of a consensus reached during informal consultations, did not wish to estab­ lish a Committee on Candidatures. It was so decided. 21. Mr. KUMLIN (Sweden) said that he had asked for the floor before the Council had adopted the decision in order to request additional time, since **From the 2nd meeting, para. 3. way. 22. Mr. ALPTUNA (Turkey) said that his delega­ tion would have preferred to have had more reliable and concrete evidence before taking a decision; however, it had decided to join in the consensus. 23. Mr. LAZAREVIC (Yugoslavia) said that, since a decision had already been taken, his delegation considered the subsequent statement by Sweden to be an explanation of vote. 24. Mr. HADID (Observer for Algeria) said that his delegation felt that the decision not to constitute a Committee on Candidatures should not be reopened. However, the past role of the Committee on Candi­ datures in acting as liaison between the members of the International Narcotics Control Board and the Council should be taken into account in future discussions. 25. Mr. KUMLIN (Sweden) said that his delegation was fully prepared to join in the consensus; however, he pointed out that the Committee had made valu­ able contributions in the past to the process of selecting members of the International Narcotics Control Board. The fact that the Committee had not been constituted at the current session should not preclude the possibility of establishing it in future. He noted that one major reason for not establishing 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and the topic of the meeting is related to drug control and the International Narcotics Control Board. The text mentions the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the International Narcotics Control Board, which suggests that the topic is related to health and international cooperation.

**Category**
Health, International trade