do so by the inspiring statements of many speakers who have preceded me during this spring session. Ambassador de Azambuja of Brazil opened the series at the very beginning of our work. I share his opinion that "the time has come for us to proceed to a thorough re-examination not only of some of our goals, but of our ways and means of approaching them". CD/PV.548 23 (Mr, Sujka, Poland ) This is particularly true when we look at the inefficiency and lack of progress on many items of our agenda in the light of the positive transformation in international relations. There is a clear movement towards the peaceful solution of conflicts in many regions of the world. In this very context international institutions, and especially the United Nations, are regaining their place in international relations. Negotiations in many fields are producing significant results. Deep and essential political changes are taking place in central and eastern Europe. As our Minister for Foreign Affairs stated at the "open skies" conference in Ottawa, "the Europe of two ideologies and the confrontation based on them is becoming a thing of the past, though the two multilateral alliances still exist". At the same time these two military groupings are undergoing profound internal changes. More and more, past myths and illusions are dissolving. The black-and-white image of the enemy is giving way to a many-coloured image of the partner. These political processes have a direct impact on the vigorous dynamic of the USSR-United States bilateral talks and the European disarmament negotiations, which promise an early and rich harvest. The need for effective verification and various confidence-building measures has deeply rooted itself as an essential element of disarmament agreements. Against this background the slow progress, and to a considerable extent the stagnation, of our negotiations within the framework of the Conference on 
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