Geneva between President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev. A positive outcome is essential to halt and reverse the seemingly unstoppable slide towards global disaster. We hope that this summit meeting will lead the world into a new and vigorous phase in disarmament efforts. We hope that, acting in conformity with the highest traditions of statesmanship, the two leaders will be able to lay aside their mutual distrust and take the right decisions in the interest of a more secure future for our world. Mr. BAYART (Mongolia) (interpretation from Russian): Sir, I should like, on behalf of the Mongolian delegation, to congratulate you warmly on your unanimous election as Chairman of the First Committee. We are very pleased to see you occupying the Chair as the representative of Indonesia, an Asian State, with which my country maintains links of friendship and co-operation. we should also like to congratulate the other officers of the Committee on their election. We are convinced that you will bend every effort to ensure that our Committee will successfully carry out the important duties which have been allocated to it. BHS/gt A/C.l/40/PV.9 68 (Mr. Bayart, Mongolia) At its last session, the General Assembly adopted several resolutions on disarmament, half of which were on nuclear disarmament. By an overwhelming majority, the General Assembly condemned nuclear war, and supported a freeze on all nuclear arsenals and the prevention of the militarization of outer space. That indicates the profound concern of the international community at the growing nuclear threat. The current international situation demands that all States do everything possible to remove the threat of nuclear war and to achieve a decisive breakthrough leading to an improvement in international relations and a return to the path of normal peaceful development. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international relations, disarmament, and the prevention of global disaster, which suggests that it may be related to security or defense issues. However, there is no mention of specific economic, industrial, or technological developments, which leads me to believe that the category should be more general.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology