I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Kuwait in which he request6 to be invited to participate in the Giscussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In keeping with the usual practice, X propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite him to participate in the 8iecussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter an8 rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is 80 decided. JB/4 WPV.2943 6 Bt. the ilDvitationof tl took a olnce at the Council tablg . s (interpretation from Russian): The Security Council will now begin consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understr.,'+flg reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/21816, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Canada, Cijte d'Ivoire, Finland, France, Romania, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Zaire. I should like to draw the attention of members of the Council to the following other documents: S/21612, letter dated 23 September 1990 from the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting the text of a letter dated 23 September 1990 from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq addressed to the Secretary-General; and documents S/21814 and S/21815, letters dated 24 September 1990 from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. Before we proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before ~8, I call on the Secretary-General, who wishes to make a statement. Thea I appreciate this opportunity to say a few words 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a meeting transcript of the United Nations Security Council, discussing a draft resolution related to a specific country (Kuwait) and its conflict with another country (Iraq). The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international law and procedures. The context suggests that the discussion is related to a political or military conflict rather than an economic, environmental, or social issue.

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