which is itself a product of colonialism, cannot claim any right to impose its own form of colonialism on the people of the Falkland Islands. 75. An effort has also been made to create a division between the people who live in this hemisphere on the basis of their origins. God knows their origins are in all continents and countries. It is a very backward philosophy, and must be rejected by the United Nations. Indeed, the issue, shorn of all the emotion- alism that has been imported into the debate, is whether the Organization can condone aggression by one of its Members. Argentina has committed aggres- sion and has defied the call of the Council to wihh- draw its forces from the Falkland Islands and to return t’o the negotiating table with the Government of the TJnited Kingdom in pursuit of its claims. Whethet these claims are real or imaginary can be decided in 7 the International Court of Justice. Territories may be bought or sold. People cannot be. 76. The present case is being watched keenly by many States, big and small. The Charter and the United Nations itself are on trial. Concerted action is called for under the Charter to stop this crisis and to prevent the wrong conclusion from being drawn-that aggres- sion pays. 77. The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Chinew): The next speaker .i,s the representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, I invite him to take a place at the Counciltable and to make his statement. 78. Mr. SRITHIRATH (Lao People’s Democratic Republic) (interpretation from French): The delega- tion of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic wishes first to express its gratitude to the Council for allowing it to take part in.the debate on the question of the Malvinas Islands. At the same time, we wish to take 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of a country in the United Nations, discussing a conflict over the Falkland Islands/Malvinas Islands. The speech touches on themes of colonialism, aggression, and international law, but does not mention specific economic or environmental issues related to the islands.

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