text: Republic of Germany. The special session is taking place at an auspicious manent. World-wide detente between East and west is helping to create a new climate of international co-operation and is improving the conditions for coping with pressing global challenges: the fight against poverty, the steady destruction of the global environment, population growth and drug abuse. During past months history has been made in Germany and in the whole of Central and Eastern Europe. In the global contest between dictatorship and a free, democratic order, the peoples of Central and Eastern Europe this past year won their freedom by peaceful means. For us Germans this has brought the chance to unite the two German States. Our Western partners, especially in Europe, and President Bush in particular, are giving sympathetic support to our national cause. This is also true of our friends in Africa, Asia and Latin America. For this they all deserve our gratitude. All the while, we realize that the changes in Europe would not have been possible without President Gorbachev's policy. These days the question is often raised as to whether the Federal Republic of Germany will be able to reconcile its new commitment in Eastern Europe and in the other part of Germany with a continuation of its development aid on the present scale. The answer is a clear "Yes". Notwithstanding the additional demands facing the Federal Republic of Germany as a result of the opening up of the Central and Eastern European countries, our economic co-operation with the countries of the third ~rld will continue undiminished. The fear of a curtailment of development R-1/8 . A/S-18/PV. 2 34-35 (Mr. Warnke, Federal Rep.tblic of Germany) aid is rooted in the old way of thinking. The new situation in Central and Eastern 
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, discussing the country's stance on international cooperation, development aid, and the implications of recent events in Central and Eastern Europe. The text touches on themes such as global challenges, freedom, democracy, and economic cooperation, but does not delve into specific details about economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues. Instead, it seems to focus on the country's commitment to development aid and its relationships with other countries.