comprehensive and development-oriented resoonse in the search for a solution to the debt crisis throuqh further debt cancellations or adequate debt and debt-service reductions; the reversal of protectionism, with greater access to markets, improved JSM/jf A/S-18/PV. 6 153 (Mr. Veloso, Mozanb ique) terms of trade and increased technical and caPital assistance for the expansion, modernization and diversification of production and exoort bases. Over the last decade, international co-operation for development -despite limited resources and increasinqly tiqht conditions -has oontinued to play a critical r•ole in helpinq developinq countries face up to development challenqes and alleviate poverty and famine. The experience and new approaches acquired in this process deserve due attention. In this context, I find it worth while to mention a few areas and aspects in which a potential for proqress may exist in development co-operation and dialoque in the 1990s, namely: by supportinq the development of a Private and entrepreneurial sector, particularly with the promotion of small and nedium-sized agro-industries and other productive sectors) by fostering indigenous non-governmental and professional organizations aimed at the full mobilization of grass-roots movements and wider local access to the benefits of development, by put tinq a sharper focus on technical assistance, with the qoal of na tiona! capacity-building, especially in the key area of human-resources development, throuQh more aqqressive strateqies for traininq, education and research, institutional suPPOrt, manaqement skills and decentralization •. More efforts are needed in order to increase both the level and the effectiveness of foreiqn assistance and other suPPOrt measures for development. This implies adequate assistance for policy reform and poverty-alleviation programmes, toqether with support for socio-economic and sectoral areas which are conducive 1t.o and will benefit from lonq-term development, alonq with better adaptation and flexibility for more respansiveness to a oountry's specific situation, difficulties and needs. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on economic development and cooperation between countries. It discusses debt cancellation, debt reduction, and increased access to markets, which suggests a strong connection to economic development. Additionally, it mentions the importance of private and entrepreneurial sectors, technical assistance, and human resources development, which further supports the idea that the text is related to economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade