3. At the ninth plenary session of the Central Comnlttee of the Socialist UnityParey of Gernany (SAD), Erich Honecker, ceneral Secretary of the SED Centralcomnittee and chairnan of the state counclr of the German Democratic Repurrric,enphaslzed: nThe peace novement of tbe cerrnan Democratic Republlc enjoys thettenef it of being able to pursue i!6 actlvtties in a state wbose ideas andobjectlves are identical with lts own. rt is not only respected by this state frutis given vigorous support in its actieities, There is no doutt that especiatly inthe aggravaled inCernational situatlon prevailing noh,, it is imperatlve to nobllizelhe ,o(rd public for the defence of peace and !o t{ork toqetber rrith alr those lrhoshare our vi.eu that a nuclear holocaus! is tbe nain threat facing hunanity. wbatis required in our llme is a h,orld-wlde coal.ition of corrnon senae and realisnagainst the nad policies of nuclear super-arnament, r,h ict! are endangerinq a1l man k i nd. n 4' An advisory council for isaues retated to outer space was estabrished at thePeace Council of the cernan Denocratic Republic before Che comrencenent of tbeUnited Nations Disarnanent week. At its foundinq session lhe palticipantsreaffirned, mindful of lheir respon€ lbi I i ties as scientists, ptrysicians, Christiansand journalists, that ltrey sould dedicEee all their knowledge and strengEh tooutlawing lbe use of force in outer space. profesao,: Heinz stiller, vice-presidentof che Acadeny of sci.ences of lhe cernan Denocratic Republic and head of the neubody' underlined that it t as the need of lhe nonent to preuent che milit.arizationof ouEer space planned by the Uniteal States of Anerica hy forning a broad fron! lnthe scruggle for the safeguarding of peace. In the discussion it ilas explained howthe advisory council. serving as a platforn for a constructive exchange of vieps,could nake its contribucion in support of lhe great number of acEivieies pursued bythe German Democratic Republic peace movenent. for the malntenance of peace and forA/40 /552 English Page l0 disarnament. Anong others, the advisory council includes the Federat.ion of Evangelical Churches in the Gernan Democratic Reputrl ic and the Joint Disarrnament Comnission of the Christian Peace Conference /Gossen Mission. 5. Another advisory counciL at the Peace Council of the German Denocratic Republ j,c, one dealing with a comprehensive ban on chemical peapons, uas established in October. Before the advisory council, rr,hose ranks inc]ude scientists. nenbers of the nedical professionr Christ.ians, writ.ers and journalists, werner Ruempel, First vice-President of the Peace Council, emphasized that the prevengion of a nuclear catastrophe r.'a 3 the greatest challenge €acing alI peace forces a! the present tirne. Th€ chairman of the advlsory council, Professor Karlheinz Iphs, trho
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the efforts of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to promote peace and disarmament, specifically in the context of the Cold War. It mentions the establishment of advisory councils on issues such as outer space and chemical weapons, and quotes prominent figures in the GDR's peace movement. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, employment, or humanitarian aid, but rather emphasizes the importance of scientific and technological cooperation in promoting peace.

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Science and technology, Culture