his Government will recognise, take heed of and 1 isten to the views oE the Council. We also need no lessons from the representative OP Iraq about interpretinq the resolutions which we have adopted. His enthusiasm for interpreting them is a reElection, I think, of the attention he has been paying to what we have been saying, and of his own Government *s willingness to heed what we have adopted here. Perhaps all this has somehow escaped their notice. Obviously we should like to have the representative of Iraq continue to pay close attention to what we are saying. Indeed, that he presumes to interpret our resolutions for us is the equivalent of the old English adage about setting the fox to watch the hen house. We have ALSO had the opportunity to hear Iraq’s view about the United States provision of assistance under Article 51 oE the Charter. I should be delighted, and indeed very interested , to hear Iraq’s view of its own conduct in the 1 ight of Article 2, paraqraph 4 aE the Charter and resolutions 6~~0 (1990), 661 (1990), 662 (1990) and today’s resolution 664 (1990). Mr. RICHARDSON (United Kingdom) : The hour is late and I shall be even briefer. We have just heard an extraordinary, and I must say brazen, statement by the representative oE Iraq which bore no relation to the concerns which have been expressed in this debate, on to the resolution which the Council has -just adopted unanimously. He has rejected, or appears to have rejected, the very strong message and signals that the Council has given him this evening. I hope very rmch that he and his Government will reflect carefuLl*y before they continue down that course. SSM/ASW S/PV. 2937 !a- 55 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statement made by a representative of a country, likely the United States, in the United Nations Security Council. The statement is critical of Iraq's actions and its interpretation of UN resolutions. The text mentions specific resolutions, articles, and paragraphs of the UN Charter, indicating that the topic is related to international relations, politics, and conflict resolution.

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