Ambassador Kosin. Mr. KOSIN (Yugoslavia): May I be allowed to express my appreciation to the distinguished Ambassadors Richard Burt and David Smith and our old friend and colleague, Yuri Nazarkin, for their comprehensive and substantive briefing on the status of the United States-USSR strategic and space disarmament talks? I hope that we will have the privilege of hearing them more often in our Conference. I would like to extend a warm welcome in our midst to His Excellency Ambassador Juraj Krâlik, head of the delegation of the Federal Republic of Czechoslovakia to the Conference on Disarmament, and wish him every success in his new assignment. He can count on the full co-operation of my delegation. I also take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our outgoing colleagues, Ambassador Azambuja of Brazil and Ambassador von Stülpnagel of the Federal Republic of Germany, who contributed so much to the work of our Conference. I wish them all the best in their important new assignments. Although the question of improved and effective functioning is not formally on the agenda nor in the programme of work of the Conference, I would nevertheless like to make a few observations on this subject as there is growing interest in it as we search for ways to exploit to the maximum the potentials of the Conference. The Yugoslav delegation raised some aspects of this question as far back as 1985. My aim today is to try to make a step forward, if not in elaborating this complex issue, then at least in articulating the different notions. It goes without saying that the efficiency of a system does not depend on technical and organizational arrangements nor on amending eventual structural deficiencies, but on political stands and on the behaviour of the protagonists 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech by an ambassador, discussing the agenda and functioning of a conference on disarmament. The speaker mentions specific individuals and delegations, and references previous meetings and discussions. The focus is on the conference's work and potential improvements, rather than a specific issue like economic development or health. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a high-level international meeting.

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International Relations, Science and Technology