submit to the Secretary-General their views and suggestions with respect to the measures called for in paragraph 0 of resolution 43165: and requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Assembly at its forty-fifth session a progress ' report on the implementation of the resolution (resolution 441108). Documents: Reports of the Secretary-General (resolutions 43165 and 441108). 52. B of anucleat-weaDon-free eone s This item was included in the agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly, in 1974, at the request of Pakistan (A/9706). At that session, the Assembly considered that the initiative for the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free sone in the appropriate region of Asia should come from the States of the region concerned (resolution 3265 A (XXIX)): endorsed in principle the concept of a nuclear-weapon-free xqne in South Asia; invited the States of the South Asian region and other neighbour?ng non-nuclear-weapon States to initiate necessary consultations with a view to establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone and urged them, in the interim, to refrain from any action contrary to the achievement of those objectives; expressed the hope that all States, in particular the nuclear-weapon States, would lend their co-operation for the realieation of the aims of the resolution: and requested the Secretary-General to convene a meeting for the purpose of the consultations mentioned above (resolution 3265 B (XXIX)). At its thirtieth session, the General Assembly decided to give due consideration to any proposal for the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free xone in an appropriate region of Asia, after it had been developed and matured among the interested States within the region concerned (resoiution 34-rb A (XXX)); and urged the States of South Asia to continue their efforts to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia and to refrain from any action contrary to the objective of establishing the zone (resolution 3476 B (XXX)). / . . . A/45/100 English Page 151 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international efforts to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in a specific region of Asia, involving diplomatic initiatives, resolutions, and consultations between countries. It does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. The focus on nuclear weapons and disarmament suggests a connection to science and technology, while the regional and international aspects of the issue also relate to diplomacy and international relations.

**Category**
Science and Technology, International Relations