wehope-oftheSecurity Council, Belqium"illdoitsutaosttoco-operate with allthecountrie. ofgoodwill thatstriveforpeaceinjustice.concern. A.afaithful ~roftheVaitedBation., andasafuture~r-801Io1qi1lll ha.40nepioneednq 1!Ork.laadopting legill1ation forbidcUnq itsNe"lcc. .theeffortsthatareboiDg.adetosolYethep,toble.. inAngolaand All1U11berof••_in91y lell&1burnlnqis.ue., too,ha,,.their1JIportanc. forthe nationala fro.participati89 intheesploitat!on of.in.ra1ra.ourc.. onAntarctica.Africa. Intherecentpa.t,.uehdevelopllltnts were_re4r..... Buibie·. recent particularly vulnerable t.rritory.thatit1.po••lbleto8akeeuchdream.cometruepeacefully. nuclear-free peace80ne,weauDt.trenqthen onvlrODaental protection inwhatleaMO.aablque, a.wella.thefir.tstep.toward. aaultiracial d~c~acF InSouth ace••slontoind.pe~4ence andthewayinwhichthatind.pend.nce "a.achieved proveAl/ljb nuaberotAfricancountrie. therei.anincr.as~n9ly cleartrendtowards-arere.pe("~forthehualUlper.oni.not"ithout .choonthecc,ntine!lt. Inagro"lDg protection ofAntarctica. It1.notenouqhtoconvertthatcontinent intoad.-ocratic political .tructure •• futureof.8Dkind. Oneoftho.ei••ue.-an4thbisfIiYle.tthouqht -!.the Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library----------~--- (Hr.VIAdillBro,'.Itthar:1yds) d.legation. Obviously, Mr~Vic.-Prtsid.nt, th.s.r...r'sapplytoyoualsoandto theotheroffic.rs oftheAase.bly. SecoDdly, Iestendawa~velc~ toLiecht.uat.in, aDew~roftbjs f.UyofDatic.. Earli.rthiswe.tayItalian ccnmt'lCPart, Mr.DeNich.lis, pr.s.nted thecc.lOnposition ofthe12Stat.s....reof~Europt_ COII1IDity OD avid.raDgeofint.~~ational i.su... Thatallows..toconc.ntrat. ODaf.v subj.cts thathave~country's specialatt.ntion. Sofar,1990hasbeenayearofspectacular succ••sininternational political affairs. but,as..allkDov,itha.alsovitn8ssed as.rious s.tbAck. Tb.cold war- acostlyaDd.~tl..sfrightaniDg confrontation btt~.n EastaDdwest-is ov.r. T.b.de.ocratisatlon oftb.Sovi.tUnionandoth.rEast.rD Europlan countries hasfreedEuropefreaanoldantagoai.. aDdhaspavedtb.wayforiDcr.a.igg co-operatioD Ina~scODtrol# trade,cultural &ZChaDgel, huaaari9btsand enviro~ntal protection. Theforthco.ing Ufilfieation ofGermaay eymbo11.~a thl~proc.aaofpeac.fu1 change-thehea1iDgofaODc&=blttorly-dlvi~ed Burope. Ner.joic. ~ithourGt~n frieDd., whoarea1aoourneighbourg, thattheunitythattheyhavelongsought itsnakedaggressioa against asovereiqn StateMemberoftheUnitedNatioDs.vlllfinally becomereality on3October. another p&rtofthevorldbrutalforceleagainbeingueedto.ettlopollticel • 'iD- I ....... •...~r• • " ,"possible i=p~cved relations &Ddaproc~5sofsubstantial armsreductioDs, inthepresentcrisisintheGulf.TheiNmediate caul.ofthatcrisis r8praa~nts a areaatic stepbackwara Ininternational relations. Iti.aladdea!aq paradosthat,multilateral co~operaticn, asIsprovedbythehandling bytb.UnitedRatioDs ofTb.!spro~~4 ~l!mata between BeatandMest&110 po~!tlv.ly influence. whileinonepartoftheworld ~ontheBuropean cont!neat -no¥polleiss hCVGmade 4ifferences. Whatever 4itJputes IraqmeyhavehedwithKuwait, ~th.iiU1cajustify - Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library.'"-.. ~." ~..... w«s/PV.g 53-55 (Mr.yap.den8roo);,H,thorlc'Udl) Thevsrycor.oftheUnitedRations Charter -themaint.nanc, ~fpeaceandthe UnitedKationui.atlaatfUlfilliug itahistoric .il.ions. ConSenlus betwe.n the greatPOW[Shallbeenia.tZ:UDaDtal inthis.Fo[tunat.ly itieDO"IIDr"vi4.ly [,ali.ed thatgreate[ PO"~bring_g[eater[e.ponllibility. Wether,fo[1 welcome theactionthattheSecurity Council hastakeninre.ponl. toIrag'.aggression, at thehea[tofwhichliesitscallforthei~diQt. andunconditional withdrawal of I[a~ifo[c,sfre-Kuwait, fo[th.r.leae.ofholltag." andforthera~toration of thelegitlllat. Gav.r_at Co!thatcout!rY. The&iDg4011oftheNetherlands fully supports theI.pl.-entatlon oftheCouncil'. [a,olution.. Dutchnavalandair £o[ceshave bea~aad.available toh,lpen8ur.coaplianc. withthGemba[go r.,olutions againstI[agandtocont[Abute to.ecurity inth.Gulf. ~st[oDgly conde.D theaction.tak,nbyira~against foreign n&tio~al. iD KuwaitandIraqandagainst diplOMatic.i••ionsinKuwait. WeholdtheGov.rnment ofIraq[.apons!bl. UDd.[Int'[Datlonal lawforitllmanipulation ofinnocent civilians forpurpos••ofinternational blackMail. Iti.ouraiac.[. hopethatthiaconflict "Ulberallolvsd peacefully. Butwe .houldal-.!'8 1'•...,.1'thatit1.Iraqthatbrokathepeaceinthefirlltplace. ItaIIhaaelGs. UD.JUlt101l ofKuwaitcouldnotbel.ftunanswered. SOMtilllfl1l the cout.dlM) of8ightwithmight.hunavoidab18, aslsbeingun4er8cored bymorethan 25UnitedRations ~r.thatbav.deployed fO[C'1Iintheregion. Farfrom harbouring aggre.sive thoughts oftheir OVD~theyseektoupholdworldorder. The alternative iachaosandaf[,.-for-all, fromwhichev.[yone -Dot'ustthesmall andweak-wouldsuffer.nesadIItOryoftheLeagueofNatioDs hastaughtthe worldthat...uststandfirman4UDite4inthefaceofa99I"81110D • • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryHR/ek--------------------_ ...- Alfl5/PV.O 5& (Mt.yapd'DBra.',D.t:lutrlapds)
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement from a representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations Security Council, discussing international relations, peace, and security. The speech touches on various topics, including the Gulf crisis, disarmament, and the role of the United Nations in maintaining world order. While the text does not specifically focus on economic development, natural resources, or other categories, it is more relevant to international relations and politics.

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