quote from resolution 44/105, as if it were, as we have been told, a kind of holy writ - "emphasized that no single multilateral agreement could have a greater effect on limiting the further refinement of nuclear weapons and that a comprehensive test-ban treaty is the litmus test of the real willingness to pursue nuclear disarmament". Last autumn, on the occasion of Disarmament Week, the Secretary-General himself pointed out that "unless the present positive momentum in bilateral negotiations on various nuclear questions, including the urgent need for the cessation of nuclear weapon tests, is soon translated into concrete undertakings, the risks of both vertical and horizontal proliferation will become more acute". Since the conclusion of the Moscow Treaty in 1963, this Conference has been unable to move forward substantially in working out a multilateral agreement banning all nuclear weapon tests. Since 1984 it has not even been able to establish an ad hoc committee to examine the question. In the course of this spring session we were told that there was a possibility of setting up such an ad hoc committee provided that all the groups were prepared to accept the proposed mandate contained in document CD/863. That was over a month ago and, in spite of Ambassador Mitsuro Donowaki's intense efforts, we have not yet been able to establish the ad hoc committee - with the modest mandate proposed - because of the opposition of some delegations of the Western Group. CD/PV.554 35 (Mr. Marin Bosch. Mexico ) The flexibility shown by the other members of the Conference, including the Group of 21, to which Mexico belongs, has not been matched by others. It is obvious that we are not going to go on waiting indefinitely for certain parties to accept what they themselves have proposed.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international politics and disarmament, specifically the limitation and reduction of nuclear weapons. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is likely related to international organizations or conferences. The specific focus on nuclear disarmament and testing suggests that the text is likely related to international security and arms control.

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