a GLobal System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), the Trade Information System (TIS), co-operation among State trading organizations of developing countries' theA/40/ 450 English Page 14 establishment of multinational marketing enterprises among developing countries, the promotion of multinational production enterprises of developing countries and the strengthening of regional, subregional and interregional co-operation and integration among developing countries. 2. UNCTADTs work programme related to the particular needs and problems of land-locked developing countries continues to focus on activities designed to promote co-operative arrangements bethreen land-locked countries and ttreir transit neighbours. These arrangenents range frorn joint ownership of transit transport facilities and services, to bilateral efforts to encourage the smooth flow of transit traffic across national borders and out of the ocean ports. In view of the limited capability of the land-locked countries and t,heir transit neighbours to promote and sustain these co-operative arrangenents, it is essential that donor countries and financial and tecbnical assistance institutions should support these efforts. 3. UNCTAD continues to help land-locked countries and their transit neighbours in their joint efforts to inprove their transit-transport systems by providing technical assistance within the franework of UNDP-funded national and regional projects. The promotion of bilateral agreements bethreen land-locked countries and their transit neighbours is one of the priority areas that are being supported under tbis technical assistance prograrnne. A recent achievement in this respect is the signing of the'fNorthern Corridor transit agreement" between Burundir Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. "The Northern Corridor" is a term used to describe the transport infrastructure in East Africa which is served by the port of Mombasa in Kenya and which extends also to tbe Sudan and Zaire. It is a major transport system which links the latter two countries, as welL as Burundi, Kenyar Rwanda and Uqanda, with tbe ocean.
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the development of trade and transportation systems between land-locked countries and their transit neighbors, highlighting the importance of cooperation and technical assistance to improve transit-transport systems. It also mentions the promotion of multinational marketing and production enterprises among developing countries. These themes suggest a strong connection to economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Transport and communication, International trade