claims vis-à-vis other States, and will not make such claims in the future. Unification has become possible in connection with world-wide détente and the end of the East-West conflict. The division of Germany has been an expression of that conflict. Human rights and disarmament are central elements of détente. At this stage of the process of détente there is an inseparable link between defence and disarmament policies. Also in this context we remember the roots of our country's democratic renewal, in which the peace movement has been playing a fundamental role. It is incumbent upon the Government of the German Democratic Republic to pursue a policy which promotes the process of military alliances being superseded by structures that transcend alliances as a first step towards an all European security system. In that regard our aim in the negotiations is to help bring about a European security system with constantly decreasing military functions. We believe that expanding the term "security" to the economic, environmental, cultural, scientific and technological spheres is a dictate of our time. For a transitional period there will exist, beside the Soviet armed forces, a drastically reduced and strictly defence-oriented national people's army on what is today the territory of the German Democratic Republic, whose task it will be to protect that territory. Loyalty to the Warsaw Treaty Organization means to us, among other things, that in the forthcoming negotiations we will always take into account the security interests of the Soviet Union and the other Warsaw Treaty States. The Government of the German Democratic Republic seeks a drastic reduction in all German armed forces. The German Democratic Republic renounces the production, transfer, possession and development of ABC weapons and would like to see a unified Germany take a similar position. Moreover, it favours a global ban on chemical weapons before the end of this year. CD/PV.554 33
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from the Government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) regarding its stance on unification, disarmament, and security policies. The language used is focused on international relations, diplomacy, and security, suggesting that the text is primarily concerned with the political and strategic aspects of the GDR's relations with other states.

**Category**
International relations, Defense and security