denocra tic forms of government and administrations guided by the rule of law. The oounterpart of the need for far-reaching structural reforms in the developing countries is the responsibility of the industrialized countries to create glooal eoonomic conditions that support the developnent efforts of the countries in the third world. Therefore, the Federal ~public of Germany will continue to press for open nerkets and a free glcbal economy. The single European market, which we hope to oomplete in 1992, will open up new trading opportunities for the developing countries also. There will be no "Trading Fortress :furope" in 1992. Furthermore, we shall make every effort to ensure that the Uruguay Round will also produce results of benefit to the developing countries. We regard this also as an important coo tr ibu tioo toward reducing the critical problem of indebtedness still a,nfrooting numerous developing countries. BCT/td. A/S-18/PV. 2 38 (Mr. Warnke, Federal Republic of Germany} Economic development will be sustainable only if it is sensitive to the needs of the environment. The 1990s will be the decade of environment and development. For all mankind the issue is the very survival of creation. That is why the Federal Republic of Germany attaches special, pioneering importance to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The disastrous environmental destruction in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe -and the extent of that destruction becane fully apparent only after the collapse of the old regimes -powerfully underlines once again the need to achieve sustainable development in harmony with nature. Prosperity·today must not jeopardize our children's survival. Harmonizing environment and development is a challenge first and foremost for the industrial countries themselves. They bear a special responsibility and have a special need to act, simply because world-wide they are among the main polluters of the environment. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the relationships between industrialized and developing countries, discussing economic development, global economic conditions, and the importance of sustainable development. The text also touches on the need for environmental protection, specifically highlighting the responsibility of industrialized countries to act. Given the emphasis on economic development, international trade, and environmental concerns, it is likely that the text falls under one of the categories related to these themes.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment