German Demlooratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany are havi,ng a favourablle influence on the political situation in Europe, opening up broad op-’ poritunities and pl-ospeds for further important #positive changes in Eu,ropean relations. 58. The delegation of the USSR considers that the adlmission to the United Nations of the Federal Repub- J.&Z of Germany, like the admission of the German Demoaratilc Republic, is oae of the mo!st important events in the history of ,&he life and work of the United Nations; it is equally a long ,ovedue, essential inter- national political action capable of .exerfiing a favoutr- able influence both on .the general state of international relatioas and on <the activities of ache United Nations.’ 59. Speaking at a reception on 21 May 1973 during his stay in the Federal Republic of Germany, Leoni’d &lich Brezhnev, General Secretary ,of the Central Com- mittee of the @ommunist P&Q of ,the Soviet Union, stalted: “The hour is at hand when tie German Democratic Republic anLnd the Federal Republic of Germany wil1 take their places in the United Nations an’d will be able to make a worthy contribution to the work of that world OFganization. A11 this substantially alters b’oth the int~e,nationaJ situation of your country and, to a considerable degree, the general climate of I-elations between Western and Eastern Europe.” 60. In this cobnnexion we cannot fail ~to express our satisfaction and our certainty that the trend towards the easing bf intscnational tension and the co8nsolidation of the policy of pesuce$ul coexistence wihll <prevail ovei the negative trends of the glolomy years of the “toad war” in world pc&cs. And in this sense the admission of the Gerlman Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations is an, eloquent testimony of this positive and irreversible 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the admission of the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations, and the potential implications this has on international relations. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text may be from an official document or statement. The focus is on the political situation in Europe and the potential for positive changes, rather than on specific economic, environmental, or social issues.

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International relations, Politics