General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia (WPE), Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Socialist Ethiopia by the eleventh meeting of the ECA Conference of Ministers The Conference of Ministers, Deeply grateful to H.E. Comrade Mengistu Haile-Mariam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia (WPE) Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council and Commander- in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Socialist Ethiopia, to the Government and people of Socialist Ethiopia for their most generous hospitality and warm and fraternal welcome and for giving the Economic Commission for Africa, though at a short notice, their full co-operation which enabled the latter to hold successfully, within the last three weeks - 123 - six major meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary organs at Addis Ababa, namely the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on the Establishment of an African Monetary Fund, the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of African Least Developed Countries, the sixth meeting of the Africa Regional Co­ ordinating Committee for the Integration of Women in Development, the sixth meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole, the fifth meeting of the Conference of Ministers of African Least Developed Countries and the twentieth session of the Commission eleventh meeting of the Conference of Ministers, Conscious of the fact that the co-operation given by the Government of Socialist Ethiopia to the Commission in the arrangements for the aforementioned meetings in Addis Ababa has provided an excellent opportunity to the representatives of member States of the Commission to consider the various aspects of the deteriorating economic and social conditions in Africa and especially the current economic crisis and to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal document expressing gratitude to the Ethiopian government and people for hosting a series of meetings of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa. The document highlights the cooperation provided by the Ethiopian government, which enabled the ECA to successfully hold several meetings. The text does not specifically mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but it does mention the "deteriorating economic and social conditions in Africa" and the "current economic crisis". This suggests that the document is related to economic issues, but it is not focused on a specific sector like industry or agriculture.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade