.in the ,past has not e&&tied si&ar adatiom with ,th& German Democratic Republic, it is France’s ‘inten- tion, ti that oountry agrees, henceforth to develop with 4t the relationships of co-operation which ar’e character- .&tic of #the ,ties between European countries. 17. The situation which we have reached in lthe cour’se of a generation has ,deveJoped 8oonsiderably since %he four Poweir,s ,$ook control of Hitlerite Germany. ‘EVe@Iing couns& us today to dive our support to ?be memb’ership appl.ications which have been submitted to ‘us. That at&&e is i,n acaordance with the Quadri- partite Declaration of 9 November 1972, whi’ch was tralnslmitted to the Governme&s of the two candidate States and &so to the Secretary-General of our Organ- ization land which was &-c&&d by the latter to all .Member States [S/I0952-S/.Z0955]. In ithat text the four Powers have etated ithat they would support the applications fo,r mmb8e&ip of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic as Members of the U&ed Nations, an’d have affirmed that .that membership wouuld i,n no way affect the rights and responsibilities of the four Powers ‘or the ~o~~espondhg quadtnipaptite agreements, decisions and practices related ‘thereto. -18. I have mentioned the efforts at reasoned trust which have prevailed !ti the re,conciliatilon b’etween France and the Federal Republic of Gemany and which now govelfns their $iendship. I should like once again to emphasize the wisdom which has guided the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Dem- ‘ocratic Republic on the relationships they have buZt between themselves. That wisdom has helped greatly in making possible the resolution (that we have just adopted. If the great difficulties that were encountered could be overcome, the merit for that devolves in the first place upon the GeEman negotiators themselves, Chancellor Brand,t and his Ministers on the one hand, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement, discussing the relationships between European countries, specifically France and the German Democratic Republic. It mentions the Quadripartite Declaration and the membership applications of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic in the United Nations. The text does not contain any specific information about economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the diplomatic and political aspects of the relationships between the countries.

**Category**
International trade, Politics