StatesandtheGeneral Secretary oftheSovietCOIllllunist Party. TheFederal Chancellor, HelmutKohl,hasrepeatedly advocated suchasummitmeeting. The meeting inGenevaisintended tobecomethenewbeginning ofatop-level dialogue. Aboveall,wehopeforasignificant impetus tothenegotiations inGeneva. On8January 1985theUnitedStatesandtheSovietunionagreedtoresume negotiations. Theybeganon12March. Thedocument of8Januaryisofgreat political importance. Itcreates newopportunities forarmscontrol, dialogue and co-operation withintheWest-East relationship. Far-reaching negotiating objectives arelaiddowninthedocument: toprevent anarmsraceinspaceandto terminate itonEarth~toreacheffective agreements tolimitandreducenuclear weapons, bothintercontinental andintermediate-range: andtostrp.ngthen strategic stability. TheFederal Government unreservedly supports thosenegotiating objectives. Theyareintheinterests ofallnations. Wearewellawarethatresults taketime.Thesubjects undernegotiation are intricate andcouplex. Eachsidemustheedthesecurity interests oftheother. Tension anddistrust mustbereduced. Success depends onthenegotiating parties endeavouring seriously andflexibly toreach co-oper~tive solutions. Theymust consider themselves responsible foracommontask.Intherelations between West andEast,nosidemusttrytoachieve alevelofsecurity thatmeanslesssecurity fortheotherside. Developments inthebalance ofmilitary powerbetween WestandEastsincethe 1970saredrastic evidence ofthatfact.Themassive armsbuild-Up bywhichthe Westhasincreasingly feltthreatened sincetheperiodofdetente inthe19705has brought nomajoradvantage toitsoriginators: onthecontrary, ithaspromoted the searchfornewtypesofspace-based defensive options. Drastic andreliablyA/40/PV.10 27 (Mr.Genscher, Federal Republic ofGerman~ verifiable reductions innuclearoffensive potential willtherefore necessarily influence theneedfor,andthescopeof,futu~edefensive weapor-s. Bothquestions mustbeconsidered andresolved inthe!: natur~l andpolitical interrelationship, aswasagreedon8January 1985. Theefforts to.achieve co-operative security areakeytothedevelopment ofa stablerelationship bet~een WestandEast,onwhichworldpeaceislargely dependent. Ifsuccesaistobeachieved duringthepresent negotiations, eXisting armscontrol arrangements mustbeadhered to.TheFederal Republic ofGermany welcomes thedecision madebyPresident Reaganregarding continued observance of theSALTlimitations. Co-operative solutions tothecentral security issues require apolitical environment markedbyaminimum ofmutualtrust. A particularly important factorinthattrustispredictability ofthelong-term intentions oftheotherside.Thatiswhyasoundandconstructive relationship between thesuper-Powers isindispensable. Butconfidence-building andarms control arenotamatterforthesuper-Powers alone: themedium-sized andsmall States, too,mustendeavour toestablish anendurin~, stablebasisforwest-East relations. Distrust mustbereduced whereveritexists. Notonlynuclear weapons, butalsotheotherpotential weapons mustbe reduced. Thatiswhythemultilateral negotiating forumsremainforus indispensable components ofthearms-control process. Itisanencouraging signthattheThirdReviewConference oftheParties to theTreatyontheNon-Proliferation ofNuclear weapons hashadasuccessful outcome. TheNon-Proliferation Treatyhasproveditsworthasanimportant element ofinternational armscontrol andofthepeaceful useofnuclear energy. Ithas shownthatmultilateral armscontrolispossible.JP/gJllr A/40/PV.lO 28 (Mr.Genscher, Federal RePublic ofGermany) Themutualandbalanced forcereduction negotiations inViennaandthe Stockholm Conference onConfidence andSecurity Building Measures and Disarmament inEuropeconcentrate onconventional forcesandareanessential complement tothe nucelar negotiations inGeneva. Theaimsofthosenegotiations, too,arestability atalowlevelof.forces, openness, transparency, predictability andthe renunciation offorcebymeansofspecific confidence-building measures. Herein NewYorkwelaunched aninitiative aimedatdrawing upguidelines for confidence-building measures thatcouldbeapplied th~oughout theworld. Without reliable verification, arms-control agreements wouldbebuiltonshaky foundations. Theattempt toestablish auniversal prohibition ofchemical weapons
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from the Federal Republic of Germany, discussing the importance of arms control and disarmament negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union. The document emphasizes the need for a stable relationship between East and West, and the reduction of nuclear weapons and other potential weapons. The text also mentions the importance of confidence-building measures, verification, and the role of multilateral forums in the arms control process. Given the focus on international relations, security, and disarmament, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to international relations and global governance.

**Category**
International relations, Security