represent the entire international community. If we consider the membership of other executive organs of international organizations, they have around 50 members. The closest model is IAEA, whose Board of Governors works with 35 members; there have never been any complaints about its efficiency. In present international circumstances we would not be surprised if there were schools of thought once again evaluating the United Nations approach based on five regional groups. Bearing in mind what has been said by other delegations in favour of the industrial factor, we would not object to its being taken into account at the regional level. A system of counterweights would thus be achieved, avoiding an obvious imbalance in favour of the highly industrialized countries . Before concluding, I should like to refer to the question of the prompt entry into force of the convention and various initiatives that States may adopt in pursuit of that objective. In 1987 we mentioned the possibility of reaching a political agreement at the regional level on arrangements for acceding to the convention. For that reason we support the proposal made by the distinguished representative of Venezuela, Ambassador Arteaga at the plenary meeting on 15 March, for a meeting of Latin American and Caribbean countries to publicize the draft convention in order to create the conditions necessary for the convention's speedy entry into force. We hope that those regions that have not yet done so will follow suit. Regional initiatives could go hand in hand with global initiatives to promote confidence in the convention. In this respect we could promote the idea that States which maintain reservations to the 1925 Geneva Protocol should withdraw them, as Australia and New Zealand did in 1989. In this way the international legal régime banning chemical warfare would be strengthened 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international agreements and organizations related to disarmament and arms control, specifically the entry into force of a convention on chemical warfare. It also touches on the idea of promoting confidence in the convention and strengthening the international legal regime banning chemical warfare.

**Category**
International trade, Health