example, our balance of payments is dependent and will mntinue to depend for some JB/24 A/S-18/PV.8 114 (Mr. Didir Uganda) time on coffee-export earnings. The current account has been adversely affected bv the sharp decline in coffee prices resulting from the collapse of the International Coffee Agreement. In 1989 alone, Uganda lost half of its export earnings from coffee. although the volume of coffee exported was the highest ever recorded. It is imperative that agreement be reached on the International Coffee Agreement to allow for stable and predictable coffee prices. In a further effort to stabilize comll'Odi tv export earnings, we welcome the establishment of the Common Fund for Commodities, which became operational in 1989. No effort should be spared to improve schemes for compensatory finances, as that will greatly help to enhance resources at the disposal of commodity producing developing countries. The Uruguay Round of trade negotiations should be an instrument for strengthening the multilateral trading system and for enhancing the export prospects of the developing countries in accordance with their trade and development needs. In that regard, we see the successful outcome of the Uruguay Round as an opportunity to provide access for the export commodities of develoPing countries to the markets of the developed world as one way of raising resources needed for economic qrowth and development. Developing countries are responding to the Problems and challenges inherent in the interna ti.onal economy. We are encouraged by their efforts towards greater economic co-operation and integration at regional and subregional levels for their own mutual benefit. Uganda gives high priority to those efforts because, in our view, they could serve as a mechanism for expanding trade and investment in developing countries and hence contribute to the attainment of the long-term structural and economic transformation of those countries. We therefore attach a 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the balance of payments and export earnings of a country, specifically Uganda, and emphasizes the importance of international agreements and cooperation to stabilize coffee prices and enhance export prospects. It also touches on the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations and regional economic cooperation. These themes suggest that the text is primarily focused on economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade