31. rn addition to the activities descrlbed above, lhe t NcrAD secretariac hasassisted a number of aleeelo,ping countriea and thelr groupings in their preparationsfor the negotiations' especially in the identification of their export inreresEs,pocenciar narkets in otber deeeroping countrlea and conditions of access rn thesemarkets in respect. to the variouE productE. The uNcrAD secretariat has alsocollaborated oith integration groupingg of areveloplng countriea in organizrngseninars and $orkshops for an ln-depth exanlnatlon and analysis of the inplicationsof the GsrP for the nember countrreg of such grouprnge. such aeminars uereorganized for the nenbers of the !|.no Rlver unlon, the carlbbean connunity, theAndean Group and the Islanic Centre for the Deuelenent of Trade. 32. Recently an inportant proJect for support to the GSTP, financed through ChetNDP fron funds made available under ceneral Assenbly resolution 3g,/2ot of20 December 1983 on the llquidation of the unrted Natlons Energency operation TrustFund' hag been approved, Chereby assurlng the neceaaary teclrnical and secretarracsupport to tbe negotiatlons. (ii) Trade InfornaCion Systen (TIS) 33. Through the devel.opnent and operation of ita Trade Information System (TIS) ,one of ehose objectives i5 Eupport to trade negoti.ation3 anong developingcountries, the UNCTAD secretariat, pith tNDp flnanclal support, has madesubstantial progress i.n the cortection, computer i zat ion, uparat 1n9 and analysig ofinformation on trade r6gines and contror oeaEurss of deueroping countries. The trscontinued Co assist, upon request, !,ndivialuals and groups of deuel-oping countriesin anarysing the informatlon requited for the for[ulation of their trade policy 1nqeneral and for the conduct of trade negotiationa in particular, in setting up andexpanding their oun trade infornati.on neteorks, and in tralnlng their informationand docutrenCation pergonnel. ^/ 40/58L EngIish Page ll (iii) 34. After more than trro years of ineensive efforts by UNCTAD. the International Trade Centre UNCTAO/GATT (ITC) and the Ineernational Centre for Public Enterprises (ICPE), and $ith UNDP financial suPport, the Association of State Tradinq Orqanizations ot DeveloPinq Countries (ASTRO) eas esteblished ln October 1984' The rnain objectives of AsTRo as defined in its statuEe are to promote the professional
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and projects of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the context of international trade and economic development. The text mentions specific initiatives and projects related to trade negotiations, trade information systems, and the establishment of organizations to promote professional development in trade organizations. These activities suggest a strong focus on international trade and economic development, with implications for economic growth and development in developing countries.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development