To what extent and how soon will it be possible to implement the peace-making potential of the United Nation5 which is opening before our very eyes? The answer to this question depends OA the consistency of the effort5 made by all States aad by our OrgPnfaation as a whole. The Arab States must have their important say. We believe that a useful role, as in the past, cam be played by the tireless peace-making efforts of the Secretary-General, Mr. Perez de Cuellar. We hope that the significant statement made at this meeting of the Security Council for restoration of the international legal order will be heard and correctly understood in Iraq and that the leadership of that country will choose a course of action leading to the resolution of the crisis and to the reatoratlon of peace and legality. Hero we mu6t also express our conviction that, having provided for a 5OlUtiOA Of th0 CriSi5 iA the rOgiOA Of the PerSiaA Gulf, we should, without delay OA a collOCtiVe basis, COACetA ourselves with hoaliAg the other age-old wounds of that region, fizst and formort through a solutiou of the problems of Palestine aad of LebaAoA. I believe &bat our colleagues here have raised these issue5 quite rightly a5 a matter of principle. Our ma10 objective is to stop the 5ggrtWOioA. To reconcile ourselves to it would be to stop the world cloak that has started to show the time for a Aew eraj it would mean dashing the hope of all couAtrie8, small and large, that mankind could look to the future with optimiem. That caAAot be allowed. I now resume my function as President of the Security Council. The Council has thus concluded its voting procedure, aad it has been proposed that we should hoar other statements. EF/lS S/PV.2943 78 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by a representative of the United Nations, discussing the implementation of the peace-making potential of the organization and its efforts to resolve conflicts in the Middle East. The text mentions the crisis in Iraq, the Persian Gulf, and the need to address the problems of Palestine and Lebanon. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international relations and politics.

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