Republic of Germany. We are fellow members of the European Economic Community and allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Our two countries are united in the importance we attach to these partner- ships, which are the colrnerslones of ,olur ,seourity and our prosperity. I am sure that the United Nations will provide yet one more field in which we shall co-operate to out mutual beneEt, ,and we warmly welcome the application with which we have just dmealt. There can be no doubt that the Fed~era.1 Republic cof Germany will make impormnt contributions across the whole range of this Organization’s activities. 34. Thanks to recent developments we have also been able to offer a sincere welcome to the application of the German Demooradc Republic. As is lcno.wn, my Government established ldiplomabic relations with the German Democratic Republic earlier thils year and henceforth we look forward to increasing contacts here in the United Natioas and to increasi,ng btiateral ex- changes in every field. 35. Thus it is that I lthink that our wdcome today to these two European States must go f’urther than the customary pdsatitudes, the polite remarks about the applicant States, the ,referensces to universality and so on, which are usual on these occasions, F,or although the Council’s action today foreshadows the accession of two States at the very heart of Europe whose popula- tions together amount t.0 77 mniUion people, it also symbolizcIs something of the greatest conc.ern to all of us who have the peace of the wodd at heart. Not so many years ago only the most istaunchly optimistic, cqui,pped with the moist rose-tiatod of spectacles, would have foreseen the progress which we have witnessed recently towards a relaxation ‘of tension and elimination of the sotnces of conflict in Europe, Who at that time 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government official, discussing the accession of two European states (Germany) to a international organization (United Nations). The speech highlights the importance of these partnerships for security, prosperity, and cooperation. The text does not mention specific economic or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the broader themes of international relations and cooperation.

**Category**
International trade, Politics