8. Over 200,000 Berliners qathered in a big raLLy on the occasion of tnernternational Day to conmenorate the victins of Fascist rerror and Day of Actionaqainst Fascism and War. The banners and placards carried along by the uorkinqpeople of Berlin sho{ed their readiness to make all efforls for the proteccion ofpeace and for the continued groeth of lhe Cernan Darnocratic Republic in streogthand in alI fields: ,.Nor.r nore than euer,r - ,,struggle for peace and disarnanent.,"Rid Europe of NATos first-strike *eapons". and ',For a coarition of conmon senseagainsl tbe policy of confrontation". Addressing the rally. Horst Sindernann,Menber of the Poritbureau of lhe sED centrat connittee and president of the peopreschamber of the Gernan Democratic Republic pointed to the dangers arising fron thermperialist policies of superarnament and confrontatlon, to ehj.cb the policy ofpeaceful coexistence was the only alternative. Rallies uere held in all councycapitals of lhe Gerrnan Denocratic Republic to mark the occasion. 9. To observe the United Nations Disarmanenl Week. thousand.s of people, anonqEhen nany youngsters, galhered for peace raLlies in a large nunber of tor.rns of theGerfian Democratic Republic. Having chos"n as in*1, n,oaao, ,35 years of GernanDemocratic Republic - 35 years of struggle for disarmament, d6tente and peacefulcoexistence. against nuclear genocide', they reaffirned their comnitnent to peaceand understand ing arnong peoples, 10. Scientists and physicians in the cerman Democratrc Repubtic support lhe proposals on the peaceful use of outerspace submitted by the Soviec Union rithinthe united Nations frameeork and at ihe bilacerar reuer. They firnly reject ar.lplans for the nifilarization of ouler space, That position was emphasized at theconclusion of the united Nations Disarmanent 9leek, r.rhen members of the comnittee onissues rela.ed to the naintenance of peace and disarmament, o,hich is affiriated toEhe Academy of Sclencies of lhe German Denocratic Republic. and of the comnittee"Physicians of the Gernan Denocralic Republic for the prevention of a nucrea*ar,lcame together for a joint rneeting in Berlin. lI' The week Devoted to Fostering Disarnament was widely covered in the nas€ mediaof the Gernan Dernocrat.ic Repubtic, The national press pur,lished ntore than 200cor respond en t.s ' reports, corunentaries and major ner.rs items. The four biggestne!'spapers of the German Denocrati.c Republic devoted nore than 40 items to tbetopics of unired Nations Di.sarnament week ancr the disarnament. debale of the uni,ted A/40/552 Eng 1i sh Page 12 Naeions General Assenbly. Apart fron th€lr regular news Progranmesr -radio stations in the Gerrnan Denocratic RePublic broadcast a total of I80 minutes of correspondentsr reports and conn€ntaries. Television carried ?9 items related to lhe preparation for, and observance of Dlsarnanent gleek, including 59 detailed sFoken ne$s itens, 15 film rePorts and 5 faceual accounts of iniervieus'
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the political and social aspects of the German Democratic Republic, with a emphasis on peace, disarmament, and international relations. The events described, such as rallies and meetings, suggest a strong focus on social and political issues rather than economic or scientific ones.

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Health, Science and technology, Culture