text: 8. It is in this spirit that the Senegalese Head of State, in defining the frame of reference of Senegalrs foreign policy, declareds "... Our country is one of loyaltyl loyalty in trutb and dignity, but it is also the country of openness, of tbe ardent and passionate search for new links which can assist in development, unity and strengthening of peace and solidarity in the world". III. REPLIES RECEIVED FROM UNITED NATIONS BODIES AND PROGRA!4MES ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IOriginal: Englishl E5 May 19851 1. Over the last few years the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has been engaged in a consideratrly wide range of activities aimed at the promotion and support of technical and economic co-operation among developing countries at the intraregional and interregional levels, within the overall framework of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 33/L34 of 19 December 1978 and in accordance with specific mandates given to the secretariat of ECLAC, by the legislative bodies of the Commission. 2. Elements of technical co-operation among developing countries (TCDC) and economic co-operation among developing countries (ECDC) have been increasingly incorporated in the regular programme of work of ECLAC as fundanental instruments for economic and social development and, therefore, for the effective strengthening of good-neighbourliness in international relations as a whole. UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT lOriginal: Englishl [13 May 1985] 1. The activities of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the field of economic co-operation anong developing countries (ECDC) involve understanding and goodwill on the part of the participating countries in order to qrork out and implement common programmes in the areas of trade expansion and promotion and monetary and financial co-operation among developing countries. Of part,icular relevance are UNCTAD support rneasures for activities in the areas of
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international cooperation and economic development, with a focus on technical and economic cooperation among developing countries. It mentions specific organizations such as the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which suggests a strong emphasis on economic development and international trade.