CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENTC°/W'55’ . 19 June 1990 ENGLISH FINAL RECORD OF THE FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVENTH PLENARY MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday, 19 June 1990, at 10 a.m. President : Mr. Oswaldo de Rivero (Peru) GE.90-61685/6697A CD/PV.557 2 The PRESIDENT (transalted from Spanish): I call to order the 557th plenary meeting of the Conference on Disarmament. The Conference begins today consideration of agenda items 1 and 2, entitled "Nuclear test ban" and "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament". In accordance with rule 30 of the rules of procedure, however, any member wishing to do so may make a statement on any other subject relevant to the work of the Conference. I should also like to remind you that immediately after this plenary meeting, the Conference will hold an informal meeting on item 2 of the agenda I have just mentioned. On the list of speakers for today I have the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Mr. Batsanov, to whom I give the floor. Mr. BATSANOV (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translated from Russian): First of all, Mr. President, allow me to express the satisfaction of the Soviet delegation at seeing you occupying the post of President of the Conference at this time. I look forward to fruitful co-operation with you, which would be a reflection of the warm relations that exist between our delegations and our countries, and of course we feel that the work of the Conference is now in good hands. At the same time, I would like to express our gratitude to your predecessor, Ambassador Kamal, who worthily bore the heavy burden of serving as President of the Conference during the previous two months.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a record of a meeting of the Conference on Disarmament, a diplomatic conference focused on reducing and eliminating weapons of mass destruction. The discussion revolves around agenda items related to nuclear disarmament, suggesting that the primary topic is international security and disarmament.

**Category**
International humanitarian aid and relief, Science and technology