text: 11. To support the proc€ss of transfornilg State productioa eaterprises, with aview to prornotilg economic denocratiaaEion aad broaaler and more efficient ownershipof the neans of production.A/44/958 English Page11 Ill.REGIONAL CO-ORDINATION FORTHEPROMOTION OFFOREIGN TRADE 7.Todevise aselective programme fortheefficient co-ordination ofaCentral American external representation service concerned withforeign trade, the promotion offoreign investment, tourism, andmultilateral negotiations ofinterest totheregion. Tothatend,weinstruct ourrespective Ministers forForeign Affairs, Ministers ofEconomic Affairs andthosedealing withforeign tradeor bodiesresponsible fortourism, toprepare internally aproposal tobesubmitted to theMinisters responsible forregional integration anddevelopment nolaterthan threemonths fromthisdate. 8.Toinstruct theMinisters ofEconomic Affairs toco-ordinate theactions relating to: (a)Theanalysis oftheprocess ofentryintoandparticipation inthe General Agreement onTariffs andTrade(GATT). Thecurrent negotiations concerning membership inGATTshouldtakeintoconsideration theconditions negotiated bythe Central American countries whicharealready members ofthatorganization, soasto avoidtreatment whichdistorts theircompetitive position. (b)Thetakingofthenecessary stepstomakepermanent andextend non-reciprocal concessions inspecific markets, leading toabroadening ofthe Caribbean BasinInitiative; jointtreatment similar tothataccorded tothe countries benefiting undertheLameconvention; andgreater access to,and favourable treatment in,markets intheAmericas, Europe andAsia. IV.ACTIVE PARTICIPATION INTHESOCIAL SECTORS 9.Toinstruct theMinisters responsible forregional integration anddevelopment todevise, within aperiodofthreemonths, flexible anddynamic mechanisms that willpromote broadconsultation andparticipation amongtheGovernments andthe various socialsectors concerned withdevelopment inorderthattheymayplaya leading roleinthetakingofregional decisions conducive totheattainment ofthe aimspursued bythepresent uEconomic Summit". V.INDUSTRIAL RECONVERSION POLICY 10.Toinstruct theMinisters responsible forregionial integration and development topromote apolicyofgradual andselective industrial reconversion withaviewtomaking production activities moreefficient, promoting complementarity amongthecountries Iwinning newmarkets andachieving competitive importsUbstitution intheareasdeemedappropriate. VI.ECONOMIC DEMOCRATIZATION OFSTATEENTERPRISES 11.Tosupport theprocess oftransforming Stateproduction enterprises, witha viewtopromoting economic democratization andbroader andmoreefficient ownership ofthemeansofproduction. /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library^/ 44,/ 958 Engl j. sh Page 12 VII. CO_ORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAT POLICY L2. ao iDstruct the Ministers concerned to prepare, within three nonths from this date, a co-ordinated agricultural- policy, adapted to this Plan and focusing especially on production, support services and technology with a view to actrieving on the one hand, a rapid resunptioa and expansion of traditional exports and aD increase in non-traali tional exports, and on the other, greater regional- food security and an ensured supply of industrial inputs, thus generating proaluction l j.nkages.
analysis: This text appears to be a document outlining economic development policies and strategies for a regional organization, focusing on issues such as trade, industrial reconversion, and agricultural policy. The text also mentions the promotion of economic democratization and the coordination of external representation services. Overall, the text seems to be primarily concerned with economic development and international trade.