ABSTRACT
Europe and Africa are not only geographical neighbors but natural and ideal economic partners. Reconciling the interests of North and South is one of the most urgent world political and economic problems with which we are faced. The Federal Republic of Germany is prepared to play its part in resolving this problem. Global economic interdependence and the achievement of a balance of interests between North and South call for imagination and action. Interdependence is and must be understood as a reciprocal relationship: the suppliers of industrial goods and the suppliers of commodities must not seek domination or tutelage over one another. In spite of their mutual dependence, a union of equal partners can and must be established between North and South without either side dominating the other. Equal treatment economically and equal rights politically—these are the goals each country should strive to attain for itself but at the same time acknowledge the right of others to do the same.
