the rights of all the States in the region, including Palestine and Israel, to live in peace within internationally recoqnized and secure boundaries. The reality of RM/ 70 S/PV. 2923 313-315 (Mrs. Puri, India) the PLO (it the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people should also be recognized. It sharld involve the withdrawal of Israel from all the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, and from the other occupied Arab territories. The rcettlemsnt must, as has been enphasized, give practical effect to Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 336 (1973). Ga would therefore recomend that the Security Council should use the opportunity of this rpleetfng to provide a positive and decisive impulse for the holding of suti a aonfetence, which could evolve a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian questiar and cantribute to durable peace in the Middle East. The PRESIDENT: I thank the representative of India for her kind words addressed to sm. We are now very close to the end of the list of speakers for this meting. I have been asked by soma members of the Council to suspend the meeting for a few minutes to hold informal aonsultationa in a separste room. It is w intention to resume the mee :ing immdfately following this short suspension. EH/GB s/w. 2923 316 The meeting was suspended at 1.45 p.m. and resumed at 2.20 P.m. The PRESIDENT: X shall naw raake a statement in ay capacity as representative of Finland. We are a3ncluding our debate here in Geneva after a week of dramatic events in Israel and in the occupied territories. The shootings wnmitted by a madman last Sunday were already tragic enough. Hwever, the subsequent developFnents led to even more deaths and the wounding of hundreds of Palestinians because of repressive masures by the Israeli authorities. Such me of force against demonstrating 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, emphasizing the need for a peaceful resolution, the recognition of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied territories. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a discussion of international relations and conflict resolution.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations