glad to sari-y lout the terms of the j’oint statement in .so far as the admission of ,the German Democra&ic Republic ,and .the Federal Republic of aermany is concerned and sh&d soon have the pleasure of ~welcoming, both the German States in #the fortbooming ,s~~s,sion of ‘the Assembly as full Membens of the world Organization. We lootk forward to working with them in the fullest co-operat+on. We are co&dent &at as ,Members of the world Organiza$ion bolth the German States will use ‘every opportunity for the maintenance and th,e consodidation ,of world peaoe and for oollective eff oti for ,devd opment and progress. 1:26. The Federal Republic of Germany with a popula- tion of nealnly 62 miHion <anId an (area of approximtiely 75,000 square miJes is a member of all the specialised agemies land has baeen an observer member (of the United Na)tioas since 1952. Its ~efie~ctive participation in these organizations is well known. As one of the leading intdustrial and trading natmns of the world, the Federal Republic of Germany has pursued a develop- mental policy which envisages promotion of .economic ,and social pro,gress in Ithe developibllg oountries in a system of world-wide partnership. The total foreign aid given by #the Federal Republic of Germany from 1952 to 1972 oomes to 56,600 mi&n D.eutschmarks of wh3ch 6,600 million Deatschmarks were given during 1971 allolne. The fmeign aid was 0.87 per cent of the gross national produ’ct in 1971; Asia received 509.8 million Deutschmarks and Incdia 270 million Deutsch- marks im 3 97 1, India’s ldevdo~pmental ,effonts have bsen considerably fecilitakeld wilth the timely ~assistance from thle F&ml R’epubBc ,of Germany. 127. Indlia has maintained frien~dly ~-e&ions with the German Fedleral Republic lever since the end of the war and the fsuture offers promising prospects of further growth anId co-operadon in m~any fields. At the end of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a joint statement from an international organization, discussing the admission of two German states to the organization and their potential contributions to global development. The statement highlights the economic and developmental achievements of the Federal Republic of Germany, specifically its foreign aid and developmental policies. This suggests that the category should be focused on economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade