predecessor, Ambassador Sujka of Poland, for the outstanding manner in which he conducted the work of the Conference during the month of July. I would like to express to him the appreciation of all the members of the Conference. CD/PV.57O 5 (The President) His experience, his knowledge of multilateral diplomacy and his personal qualities contributed to the success of the Conference during the month which saw the establishment of the Ad hoc Committee under agenda item 1, "Nuclear test ban". I cannot fail to express my delegation's thanks to Ambassador Donowaki of Japan for his tireless and resourceful work, which made possible the decisive steps towards the establishment of the Committee. The presidency for the month of August is not an easy task, since we have the heavy burden of finalizing the report to be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly. The drafting of the report is an opportunity for us to take stock together of the work we have done. This year we have managed to cover all the items on our agenda through organizational arrangements: either the creation of Ad hoc Committees or the holding of informal meetings of the Conference on item 2, "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament", and item 3, "Prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters". These meetings were useful because they enabled us to have a more structured and direct exchange of views on those subjects. I would also like to mention the results of the informal consultations on the improvement and efficiency of the work of the Conference chaired by the Ambassador of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Ahmad Kamal. Although it cannot be said that each of us sees the issue of the efficiency of the Conference in the same way, our debates did show that it is necessary to try to find some better 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a diplomatic conference, discussing the progress and accomplishments of the meeting. The topics mentioned include the establishment of an Ad hoc Committee on nuclear disarmament, the drafting of a report to be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, and informal consultations on improving the efficiency of the conference. These topics suggest that the conference is focused on international relations, diplomacy, and security, rather than economic, social, or environmental issues.

**Category**
International relations, Security