It is my understanding that the Council is ready tn proceed to the vote on the draft KesoLutLofi before it. IE S heat no objection, I shall take it that that is the case. There beinq no objection, it is SO decided. before putting the draft resolution tn the vote, L shall call on members of . the Council who wish to make statements before the votinq. Yr . AL-ASHTAL (Yemed ( in terpre ta tfon from Arabic) : At the veRt outset 1 should like to express w thanks to the sponsors of draft tesolutian S/23.640 for their co-operaticm in acceptinq a number of amendments; the draft text before u* differs from that originally proposed. Since this crisis began, the Republic of Yemen has reaffltmed that it desires no solution other than a peaceful one , one not involvinq the use of force or military confrontation. FuKtheKmOKe, the Republic of Yemen hm stated manv times that it is trying to make efforts to contain the crisis within the reqion. Yemen is contfnuinq those eEforts, which we hope wilh soon be crowned with success. In the context of our desire to avoid the use oE force and to avoid an escalation of the crisis to the oeint of war, we find that draft resolution S/21640 moves too quickly towards the use of Eorce to imoose the orovisions of the Securitv Council resolution on the embarqo. We believe the embarqo is functioninq effectively and will haa to neqotlations on the implementation of .Securitv Council resolution 660 (1990). \t all events, resolutton 661 (1990) ‘#:Wuests tne Secretary-General to report to the Council on the oroqress oE tF&e implementation of the oresent resolution, the first reoort to be submitted within thirty days”, (resolution 661 (19901. oara. 101 - that is, bv 4 5eptember 1990. EMS/I s/ev. 2938 e-10 (Mr. Al-Ashtal, Yemenb 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by a representative of the Republic of Yemen during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The speaker is discussing a draft resolution related to a crisis, mentioning the use of force, military confrontation, and the implementation of previous Security Council resolutions. The focus is on the political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis, rather than economic, social, or environmental issues.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations