asso’ciated with that men,tioned this morning, in very impressive terms, by the representative of France, the purpose of which was the goconciliation of the German people with Ithe people of We,stern Europe, primarily with the people of France. 80. Many speakem have II?ighitly stiessed the pisofomd significance of the new agraements, particularly those between the Federal Republic of G’ermany and the German Democratic RepubEc, agreementa which form the basis for the normalizatioa not only of their bda- thms bl&ween th,emseIve:s but also of their rehtiions b’etwaen Eastern anld W,esltern Europe. The importance of these agreements in themselves, the us&lness of these juridical instruments, is, however, 1argdy sur- passeId by the new spitit of truslt and co-oparatimon which has been established in a part of Europe so often war-torn and crisis-ridden. In expressing our lgratifica- tion at this new spirit, we sh’oiulld like to pay tiibute to $&he s’tntas:men wh’o are responsible for this profound change in the political clirnti~e of Europe. 81. I would be straying outiide the framework of this bri,ef statement if I were to enumerate all ithe efforts which have been mad’e and were I to con- gratulate individutiy all those who contributed Ito the success of that task. However, in awarding the Nobel Peace P&e to the Chance&r of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. WiJly Bran&, the international com- munity intended thereby Ito pay singular tribute to a man whose contiribu,tion to the work of peace in Centratl Europe was ,of thre highest impo~&an~oc. This Nobel Peace Prize of 1971 reminlds us of ithat of 1926 which was awcwcled, i,n recognition ‘of their effo& at recon’oiliation bletween the German people and their enemies in the First World War, to A&tide Briand and Gustav Stresemann. Si. 1.n stressing the relaxation of tension which haa 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement about the Nobel Peace Prize, focusing on the reconciliation and normalization of relationships between Germany and other European countries. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level political or official context. The text highlights the significance of agreements between Germany and other countries, as well as the establishment of a new spirit of trust and cooperation in Europe.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief