I welmlr the unificaticm of the People’s Rmmcratic l&public of Yemen aud the YesItn Arab Republic, and wish the friendly people of Ye-n prosperity, well-being md success cm the path of proguess. 1 weal& also take this omrtuniw to welmrae the presence of the President of the State of Palestine, Yasser Arafat, whose attendance at this meeting is of par titular importanca. I congratrllate him on the impressive, convincing and con8tructive statearent we heard with such great attentim a short while ago. The daaision of the Security Council tp hold this meting in Geneva testifies to its &sire to hear the representatives of all concerned parties, including the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole, legitimate representative of the struggling Palestinian people. The Security Ccmcil is me.ting in Geneva to ameider the situation in the ocarpied AreS, territories in connectian with n6t crime8 perpetrated against the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation authorities. Three brute1 crime have aroused deep avereicn in the Swiet Union. Theoe tragic event8 began with m inci&nt on 20 May, when a r&au in tsraeli military uniform opened fire with an sssault rifle ar 4 grasp of Palestinian WOPkoP8. The victiuim of that terrorist aate were Arabs - aoven kills& and 11 worm&d. of courser an Israeli who cpens fita on unarmed workers 0a.o be called a aradmn, but, a8 PPOSident hEaft& rightly aSked in his statemmt, haw should one then dsscribs the Israeli gsnerale who gave ordse to fife QCI arowda front heliCi#erS and with aaahine-guns inetalled on tanks and arrauured vehicrlee? ma& -up EG;SSlt PO;;^e;; &CO g=tiii iii& Ci~iZi&i ijfuf&ity. k-n8 QC PolestiniMii5 have bean killed, and huhBred have been wounLd. The situation oohtinues to wor85n with carthued escalation of the violence. ‘IbBay we have heafd from 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or speech, discussing the situation in the Middle East, specifically the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. It mentions crimes perpetrated against the Palestinian people, victims, and the escalation of violence. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with no mention of economic or environmental issues.

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