livingtogether inpeace. Hencetheemphasis placedbytheGermanDemocratic Republic onthisobligatory knowledge, whichwasincorporated inthejoint statement issuedon12March1985ontheMoscowmeeting oftheGeneral Secretary of theCentral CommitteeoftheSocialist UnityPartyofGermany andChairman ofthe German Democratic RepUblic Council ofState,ErichHonecker, withtheFederal Chancellor oftheFeC!leral Republic ofGermany, HelmutKohl. Infullconformity withtheprinciples oftheUnitedNations thatdocument notesthattheinviolability offrontiers andrespect fortheterritorial integrity andsovereignty ofallEuropean Statesintheirpresent boundaries areabasic condition ofpeace. TheGermanDemocratic RepUblic stickstotheseprinciples. It actstruetoitssupreme maximtodoeverything sothatneveragainwillwarbut onlypeaceemanate fromGermansoil. *Mr.Al-Kawari (Qatar), Vice-President, tooktheChair.AP/ed A/40/PV.12 44-45 (Hr.P'ischer, G,!,tman Democratic Republic) Fourdecades ofpost-war development haveprovedthatunqualified recognition oftheexistence oftwosovereign GermanStates independent fromeachotherand normalrelations between them,basedoninternational law,arecorner-stones of peaceinEurope. TheGermanDemocratic Republic supports theassessments madebythe Secretary-General oftheUnitedNations inregardtotheenhancement ofthe effectiveness andresponsibility oftheworldOrganization onthebasisofits Charter.AMB/12 A/40/PV.12 46 (Mr.Fischer, German Democratic RepUblic) Likehimitislooking forananswertothequestion ofhowmosteffectively to buildontheaccomplishments oftheunitedNations andonthepurposes and principles ofitsCharter andthushowtoemployalltheOrganization's efficacy in ordertoaverttheriskofanuclear holocaus tandtomakeuseoftherich potential ofaworldatpeace. Thevitality andusefulness oftheCharter, whichrepresents asignificant milestone intheprocessofthedemocratization ofinternational relations, have stoodthetestoftime.OfgreatvaluehasbeentheworldOrganization's basic principle ofthesovereign equality ofallitsMembers, which,thoughunequal in size,population orpolitical system,areequalintheirrightsandduties. Its Members equally shareahighresponsibility forpeaceandanequalrighttobuild theirfutureunderitsprotective wing. Thatholdsgoodfortimesofrelaxed international relations andespecially whenatenseorevendangerously aggravated situation callsforprudent, predictable ~ctionbyallStates. Thesovereign equality ofallStatesmeansequalsecurity forallJitmeans thenon-pursuit ofmilitary superiority anddominationJ itmeansanequalrightto peaceandanequalrighttolife. Therighttopeacerequires, aboveall,practical movesfortheprevention of nuclear warandtheabandonment ofdoctrines whichproclaim thatsuchawarcanbe foughtandwonandwhichstimulate preparatory measures forit. Therighttolifecallsforco-operation inthepeaceful usesofouterspace andofnuclear energy, ratherthanforforcing thepaceofthearmsraceorforthe militarization ofouterspace. Therecentinitiatives oftheSovietUnionconcerning international co-operation inthepeaceful exploitation ofspaceunderconditions ofits non-militarization andconcerning amoratorium onnuclear explosions arebothAMH/12 A/40/PV.12 47 (Mr.Fischer, German Democratic Republic) . exemplary andencouraging steps. Theplansof"StarWars·andofthe militarization ofspace,ashavebeenrecently initiated withthetestofan anti-satellite weaponagainst atargetinspace,havethusbeencountered withthe concept of·StarPeace". Theiuplementation ofthelatterplancouldunitethe efforts ofStates·for thepeaceful exploration ofspaceandfortheutilization of spacetechnologies forthebenefitofallpeoples. Peaceonearthandinspace: thatremainsouraim.Wearepursuingitwith allconsistency. Theissuecannotandmustnotbetoregulate armscompetition in spaceandonearth,buttoendit. Wherethearmsracehasnotyetstarteditmustnotbeallowed tooccur,and wheretherealreadyexistimmense stockpiles ofweapons, thearmsspiralmustbe Vigorously reversed. ThisishowtheGermanDemocratic Republic seestheaimand objectoftheSoviet-united Statesnegotiations aboutnuclear andspaceweapons. TheGermanDemocratic Republic welcomes andsupports thegreatnumberof unilateral pledges madebytheSovietUnion,theaimofwhichistostopthearms raceandfacilitate thetransition tonuclear disarmament. Thesepledges clearly underscore theSovietUnion's willtocontribute tothesuccess oftheGeneva talks. Thepeoples expectthattheothersidewilltakeasimilarly constructive position. Afewweeksagoweobserved thefortieth anniversary ofthedaywhenatomic bombswerefirstusedtodestroy twoJapanese citiesandtheirpopulations. That datemarksoneofthedarkest chapters inthehistory ofhumancivilization. Inourtime,whenfewerandfewerpeople knowthehorrors ofwarfromtheir ownexperience, thememoryofthatday,6August 1945,shouldbekeptaliveand
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) at the United Nations, discussing the importance of peace, disarmament, and international cooperation. The text touches on themes such as the prevention of nuclear war, the militarization of space, and the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.

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