two nuclear Powers situated on the Asian continent, together with the soviet moratorium on all nuclear explosions, is of particular significance for the Asian and Pacific area, for it is precisely in that part of the world.that people were first killed by the American atomic explosion 40 years ago. The socialist countries consider the full prohibition of chemical weapons and destruction of stocks of such weapons as one of the most important tasks in the field of arm~ limitation and disarmament, and are making every effort to bring about a solution of this urgent problem. Further evidence of the profound concern of the socialist countries in speeding up the task of prohibiting chemical weapons was the idea put forward by the General secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet u~ion, Mr. Gorbachev, that an international agreement be drawn up on the non-proliferation of chemical weapons, and also the proposals made by the Governments of the German Democratic Republic and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, that a zone free of chemical weapons be created in Central Europe. These initiatives were extremely timely ones. After all there is a genuine threat of the possible geographical spread of chemical weapons, particularly in its latest varieties namely, binary munitions which paralyze the nervous system. Like many others, we are convinced that the further accumulation of chemical weapons and the manufacture of binary AW/gmr A/C.l/40/PV.9 77 (Mr. Bayart, Mongolia) weapons run the risk of blocking the talks. which are going on at the Conference on Disarmament aimed at drawing up an international convention which would completely prohibit che~ical weapons. It should be borne in mind that these talks are now at a rather advanced stage 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the topic of international relations, specifically discussing the efforts of socialist countries to prevent the proliferation of chemical weapons and promoting disarmament. The text mentions specific countries, organizations, and agreements, indicating a focus on international politics and diplomacy. Additionally, the text touches on the humanitarian implications of chemical weapons, highlighting the need for their prohibition.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief