functloning and itrplementation of the PANAtrtEL netr.ork ttlth a viee to prqnotinq econohic and technlcal co-operat ton among develo.Dlng countlies. The nlssion also vtsited Brazil, as that countrltts recent experience in develoPlng its telecoftnunicat ions svsten and the supporttng lndustrv providea a relevant basis tor co-operation. The Cjove rnnent of Brazil reaffirfied its interest in purauing sone of the proiecta reconnended by the nis3ioot (9) Organization, in collaboration with the Governnent of the Federal Republic of c,ernany, of a senlnar on tbe planning of rura!. te leconnun icat ions netvorks. rrhlch naa held at Addis Ababa fron 17 to 22 Septenber 1984' ?he obJective of the senLnar was to €*change vteus and exPerience betseen representatives of tnduatrialired Countrles at,d telecontsunlcat ionA exPerta frotr Afrlcan countrles and to discusa and agree on the best aPPtoach for plannlng neteorks in the rural areas for the benefit of the rural PoPulation and the econonic developnent of the African countries. The seftinar uas attendd by 22 Darticipnts from 15 Afrlcan countrtes, t5 particlpants fron 11 nanufacturers. and reDresentatives of the International Telecomnunicat ion Unton ( ITlt) and Ehe United Nat lons Educational, scientiflc and cultural organizatlon (UMsco) t (h) Orqanizatlon, in conJunction eith the Unlted Nations Conference on Trade and Deve lopnent ( UNCIAD) and the Governnent of the Union of Soviet Soclalist Republics, of a seninar on the Droblen3 of Port operations in Africa' 'hicb was held in Leningrad fron 30 JulV to 12 August 1984. ECA presented lectures at the seninar and conducted an evaluation of lts outcone; (i) A study was undertaken on the establishnent of co-oPe ra t ion nachinerv for the countries riparian on the congo,/zaire and ouhang[i rlvers. The report of the study is beinq f inal i zed t
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of a telecommunication network in developing countries, specifically in Africa. It mentions the establishment of cooperation among countries, the exchange of knowledge and experience, and the planning of rural telecommunication networks. The text also mentions a seminar on port operations in Africa and a study on cooperation mechanisms for countries along the Congo/Zaire and Oubangui rivers. The focus on telecommunication, cooperation, and development suggests that the text is related to economic development and communication.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development