actions, life and very eriatence of foreign embassies in Kuwait. And, finally, they physically attacked these embassies , whose reasons for being include the protection of their our.3 nationals. This particular offence must, in our view, elicit an immediate response, because it affects the very bases of intercourse between nations. Quite recently Preaidaot Saddam Hussein tried to single out Iraq as the cradle of civilisation, going back to Hammurabi, the great legislator. We do not claim to go bsck so far. We would like him to respect some more recent conventions, tlome more-recent rules of behaviour, ineluding the Vienna Conventions, because these are really at tha root of the existence of this very Orgaaization, the existence of this buiUinp. Our ability to address you, Mr. President, to listen to other States, to respect everybody's point of view rests on respect by all the members of the fnt%rnational eom&ity for certain rule6 of behaviour. That ia why, tn Italy's view, Iraq's action against the embassies in Euwaft met elicit a response not just from the individual couatriea against which the BCT/ed WPV.2940 34-35 offence has been committed, but from the whole international community as represented in the Security Council - for Iraq's action constitute5 an offence against the whole international community. For those reasons, Italy fully supports the measures contained in resolution 667 (19901, just adopted. In particular, we sincerely support paragraph 5, calling upon Iraq to respect the Council's previous resolutions. Should this not happen, we are prepared to support further actions which the Council may take under paragraph 6 of the resolution. The (interpretation from Russian): I now call on the representative of Kuwait. w/9 WPV.2940 36 t$r. m (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic): Once again we are meeting at a late hour to discuss a thoroughly extraordinary situation resulting 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement addressing a conflict between Iraq and Kuwait, specifically regarding the attack on foreign embassies in Kuwait. The language used is formal and references international law, organizations, and conventions. The focus is on the protection of national sovereignty, respect for international rules of behavior, and the response of the international community. This suggests that the category is likely related to international relations or diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations