States which in the very recent past had bseen diamet- ricdly opposed on almost all major issues. We are sure that there arc now good prospects for the establishment between the USSR and the Federal Republi’c of Ger- many of relations of good-neighbourliness, mutual und.ersltanding sand co-operation in (the interests of peace and for the ldevelopment of comprehensive and long-term economic, $echnical anid cultural links and co-operatioa b’etween the ‘two States. All this con- solidates the snove towards new and normal political and olther relations-long ‘overdue in a time of peace -and towards co-operation betwmeen the Soviet Union an,d #the Federal Republic of Germany, 63. The Soviet Union is pursuing a Icon&tent and purposeful policy designed to bring ab’out d&ente and the strengthening of peace and the s~ectity ‘of peoples, with #the support of and in co-operatioa with al’1 States of the sol&list colmmunity and ‘all peace-lloving coun,tries ,of the world. The process of normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic and between the F&era1 Republic of Germany and the Pmolish People’s Republic, the Czecholslovak Socialist Republic and olther social& States, the admission of the two German States to the United Nations, the construotive and flomishing co-operation between the Soviet Union and France, the ~measnres for the development and strength- ening of good-neighbourly relations between the USSR and Japan, lthe mutual rmd.erstandinlg reached with the Government of the United States of America on a number of very important questioas of international politics and (the present visit to the United States of L. I. Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Central Com- mittee of the Co~mmudst Party #of the Soviet Union, and the further development and strengthening of relations of friendship anld co-operation b1etweer-r ,the USSR and India and other countries of Asia and with 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a communiqué from the Soviet Union, outlining its vision for improving relations with various countries, particularly Germany, France, Japan, and the United States. The text does not focus on specific economic, scientific, or environmental issues, but rather emphasizes the importance of peace, cooperation, and understanding between nations.

**Category**
International relations, Culture