Africa wherefundamental rightswillbeguaranteed forall.Therefore, theGDR Government supports thisDeclaration anddeclares itsreadiness tocontribute to itsimplementation. 2.Recentexperiences anddevelopments insidetheGDRshoreupthisposition. Theunrestricted exercise oftherighttoself-determination aswellasofall otherhumanrightsconstitutes theindispensable prerequisite forpeoples and nations todevelop inpeaceandfreedom. 3.Apartheid hasproved tobeananachronism whichmustbeeliminated. Racial segregation, whichisstillinstitutionalized, hampers thecountry's social development and,atthesametime,provides theseedbed fortensions and conflicts. Itisencouraging tonotethatboththeforces opposing apartheid and representatives oftheGovernment haveincreasingly beenguided bythisawareness. 4.TheGovernment oftheGDRregards thelifting ofthebanontheARCandother organizations, therelease ofNelson Mandela and,aboveall,thetalksbetween the ANCandtheSouthAfrican Government astokensoftheprocess ofchange nowunder waytowards ademocratic society, aprocess whichmeetswiththeGDR'sfullbacking. 5.TheUnited Nations andtheinternational community haveconsiderably contributed towards thesuccessful implementation oftheindependence process in Namibia. Thus,itwasprovedthat,ifthereisgoodwill andreadiness for compromise aswellastolerance andunderstanding, andiftheinterests ofall parties totheconflict aretakenintoaccount, viablesolutions canbefoundalso withregardtocomplex questions. TheGDRappreciates SouthAfrica's constructive involvement inthatprocess. Theadmission ofindependent Namibia tothe international community isofmajorimportance fortheefforts toeliminate apartheid. /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/44/960 /Add.2 English Page 3 6. The Goverrunent of the GDR tti1l plead, and ltork, for the united Nations to pronote, to the best of its abilities, the efforts initiated i! South Africa to bring about a peaceful and nagotiated ead to aPartheid. 7. The GoveruneDt of the GDR conmuaicates Ehat, due to its sPecial cofiniEment to hunan rights, it emPhasizes and pursues its previous position on that subject' PAKISTAN 1. Pakistan has always condernned the aboninable policies of aPartheid and racial discrinination follo!,.ed by the racist Government of South Africa. These Policies corstitute flagrant violation of the CharEer of the United Nations and lhe UDiversal Declaration on llunan Rights. Pahi.stan has suPportod all actiotrs and recoffnendations made by the United Nations with a vielt to persuading the Government of South Africa to refrain from its inhuJnan Policies. 2, Pakistsa! has never established diplonatic reLations with south Africa uor does it intenal to do so as long as the GoverDnent of that coultry contiuues to follorc its pres€nt abhorrent policy of apartheid.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a declaration or statement by the Government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Pakistan regarding their stance on apartheid in South Africa. The focus is on human rights, self-determination, and the elimination of racial segregation. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, and instead emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and the promotion of human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade