capabilities and experience that you bring to the presidency will serve us well. Your country, the Soviet Union, has also impressed many of us for its conetructive internationalism and world view contributing towards the defusion of conflicts, rapprochement among Powera and an enhanced role for the United Nations. BCT/ljb WPV.2943 61 The Security Council is meeting today at the level of foreign ministers. The implications of this are not lost on outside observers. Malaysia supports the idea, long held by the Soviet Union, that the Security Council must, at appropriate times, meet at this level to weigh and pronounce on important and critical issues. Such an issue brings us together today, but our meeting must not be taken to mean that we are ganging up and that we are closing the door on Iraq. This is the eighth resolution adopted on the crisis since 2 August. Malaysia has steadfastly supported all the resolutions, aa it has done again today, in furtherance of the objective of the international cornunity: to bring about the withdrawal of Iraqi forces and the reinstatement of Kuwait. Each of the resolutions was painstakingly examined by Malaysia and others. In some cases we were less than happy over some aspects but, given the twin objectives I spelled out earlier, we went along in order to project, as we must, an international consensus. Malaysia has beea equally painstaking in examining this resolution. To apply sanction8 on air traffic and transportation is risky and complicated. It was for that reason that Malaysia insisted that in operative paragraph 7 the reaolution refer to the Chicago Convention. We realize that the thrust and objective of this resolution is, as in previous cases, to make sanctions effective and enaute compliancer that is the sole reason why Malaysia felt duty-bound to support the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement by a government representative, likely from Malaysia, discussing the country's stance on a international crisis related to Iraq and Kuwait. The text does not mention specific economic, social, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on international relations, security, and conflict resolution. The mention of the United Nations and the Security Council suggests that the category is more likely related to international affairs and diplomacy.

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