active fashion to defining an immunity regime for nuclear facilities. CD/PV.570 12 (Mr. Morel. France) I now come to chemical disarmament, which was once again the subject of intensive work, thanks to the very active chairmanship of Ambassador Hyltenius of Sweden, with the assistance of his delegation, thanks to the work of the chairmen of the various Groups, Mr. Lamaziere of Brazil, Mr. Shahbaz of Pakistan, Mr. Meerburg of the Netherlands and Mr. Krutzsch of the German Democratic Republic and thanks, lastly, to the secretariat team led by Mr. Bensmail. I should like to take this opportunity to thank them all. The efforts were untiring, with the mixture of patience and boldness without which it is not possible to draw along the inevitably complex whole that the Committee represents. The work was of high quality, delegations spoke in greater numbers, with more contributions by non-member countries, we derived still greater benefit than in the past from the contributions of the experts and we developed a precise and mutually enriching dialogue with the experts from industry. And yet many agree today, with concern, that the negotiations seem to be hesitating before the major choices that still have to be made. Such a situation is not surprising; it is part of the difficulties inherent in the closing weeks of the session when, on each of the points dealt with during the year, a formal decision has to be taken to include the results in the "rolling text". The difficulty is that this time the hesitation is lasting longer than usual and concerns a number of fundamental elements of the draft convention. But this, again, is no cause for surprise. Each delegation must be able to express its views, and the sooner the better. The negotiations have suffered 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international negotiations and agreements related to disarmament, specifically chemical disarmament, and the challenges that come with reaching a consensus among countries. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and governance.

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International relations, Science and technology