militarization ofouterspace. Morethaneverbeforeitisnownecessary thatallGovernments, allHeadsof State,allpolitical forcesactbeforeitistoolatetosavemankind fromnuclear catastrophe. Romaniaisinfavourofandactsresolutely towards thesuccess oftheworkof theStockholm Conference onConfidence andsecurity-Building Measures andon Disarmament inEurope, andtowards thebeginning ofeffective negotiations to bridgethepositions andreachanappropriate agreement. Atthesametime,we believe thattheproposals madeduringtheViennanegotiations onthereduction of armaments andarmedforcesinCentral Europeareagoodbasisforensuring without delayaninitial agreement acceptable toallparties.BCT/at A/40/PV.l3 53------ --------~----------~ (f-lr.Andrei, Romania) Inouropinion, theGenevaConference onDisarmament mustactconstructively; itmustconsider theexisting proposals withaviewtoovercoming thestalemate in thenegotiations andachieving agreement onquestions suchastheprevention of nuclear war,theprohibition ofallnuclear tests,\theprevention ofthespreading ofthearmsracetoouterspace,andtheprohibition ofthedevelopment and production ofchemical weapons andthedestruction ofthestockpiles ofsuch weapons. Weattachspecial importance totheestablishment ofnuclear-weapon-free zones invarious regionsoftheworldasanimportant component ofthepolicyof disarmament andsecurity. Inthatspirit, weacttopromote anactivepolicyto ensurethebroaddevelopment ofrelations withallBalkanStates, bothbilaterally andmultilaterally, andthetransforming ofthatregionintoazoneofgood neighbourliness, co-operation" andpeace,freeofnuclear weapons andforeign bases. Similarly, wesupport theestablishment ofsuchzonesinthenorthern and centralpartofthecontinentaswellasin0therregionsoftheworld. Tohaltthearmsraceitisnecessary totakeconsistent action.forthe freezing andreduction ofmilitary budgets. Itmustbeunderstood thatwiththe levelreached byexisting armaments thequestion ofthelackofbalance offorces isirrelevent. Balance mustbeachieved notthrough newweapons ornewmilitary expenditures, butthrough areduction intheexisting onestothelowestpossible level,and,ingeneral, through theelimination ofnuclear andotherweapons of massdestruction. Webelieve thatonthebasisofthedecision adopted bythe Conference onDisarmament in1985,wecanthrough commonefforts contribute tothe acceleration andthenthesuccessful completion oftheprocess oftheformulation ofprinciples onthefreezing andreduction ofmilitary expenditures, withaview tostarting concrete negotiations tobringaboutinternational agreements inthis field.--_._--------- Bar/at A/40/PV.l3 54 (Mr.Andrei, Romania) Halting thearmsraceandproceeding tothereduction ofmilitary expenditures couldcreateconditions thatwouldmakepossible theallocation oflargefinancial, material andhumanresources tothesolution oftheserious problems facedbythe developing countries. Thatcouldnotbutexertapositive impactontheentire worldeconomy, flavouring theexpansion ofinternational co-operation andof economic andpolitical stability throughout theworld. Inthegeneral context ofmeasures aimedathalting thearmsraceand proceeding todisarmament, weregardasofparticular importance thecessation of thearms.:aceinouterspace. Themisuse, withoutanycontro1,ofouterspace- theheritage ofmankind asawhole-isaserious dangerforthepeoples. We therefore thinkthatitisnecessary tostopanyactiondesigned touseol!terspace formilitary purposes, andtoreachageneral regulation oftheuseofouterspace forpeaceful purposes only.Thequestion ofthenon-militarization ofouterspace mustbesolvedappropriately withinthecontext oftheprocess designed 'to intensify international co-operation intheuseofouterspaceforpeacefUl purposes. Inthespiritofthatposition ofprinciple, wesupport theproposals putforward bytheSovietUnionconcerning thepeacefUl useofouterspace, inclUding theconvening ofaninternational conference andtheestablishment ofan international organization tothatend. In~:belightoftheimportance ofnuclear disarmament, ofgeneral disarmament, ofensuring peace,thePresident oftheSOcialist Republic ofRomania recently addressed afurther appealtoallresponsible political elements andtothepeoples oftheentireworldtocombine theirefforts and,irrespective ofsocialsystems or political, philosophical orreligious convictions, toact-beforeitistoolate- toputanendtothedangerous trendofeventstowards nuclear catastrophe, tosave
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the need for international cooperation to prevent nuclear catastrophe and reduce military expenditures, with a secondary focus on the importance of using outer space for peaceful purposes. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is an official statement or proposal from a government or international organization. The topics discussed are related to international relations, security, and disarmament, rather than economic development, natural resources, or other categories.

**Category**
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