shall be submitting to the United Nations General Assembly. My delegation fears that this report will not respond satisfactorily to the expectations expressed in resolutions 44/115 A and B and 44/119 D. At times it might seem that the topic of chemical weapons is the only one on our agenda. In fact it does constitute the most immediate challenge to the credibility of the work of the Conference on Disarmament as a multilateral negotiating body for disarmament agreements. The PRESIDENT: I thank the representative of Mexico for his statement and for the kind words he addressed to the Chair. I now give the floor to the representative of Argentina, Ambassador Garcia Moritan. Mr. GARCIA MORITAN (Argentina) (translated from Spanish): Permit me to extend to you, Sir, the satisfaction of my delegation at the way in which you have been conducting our proceedings. Once again you have demonstrated the same diplomatic skills as when you were Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee on Chemical Weapons. As always you can count on the collaboration of my delegation. CD/PV.566 10 (Mr. Garcia Moritan. Argentina) During the first part of this year's session, the Argentine delegation devoted a statement in plenary to agenda item 5, namely "Prevention of an arms race in outer space". On that occasion, we shared with the delegations here some thoughts and pointed out that, in the circumstances obtaining, the evolution of the international situation and the dynamics of the Conference on Disarmament made clear the existence of undeniable potential for using confidence-building measures as a multilateral means of generating a climate of co-operation in the utilization and exploitation of outer space and perhaps also as an effective instrument for delaying or at least rendering less likely the onset of an arms race in space.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing the Conference on Disarmament and its efforts to prevent an arms race in outer space. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on international relations and diplomacy rather than economic or social issues.

**Category**
Disarmament, International Relations