this impasse - and soon} and, thirdly, the elemnte in the statement of President Yasser Araf at that conks the seeds of peace. There can be no true peace in the world until calm is restored in the Middle East. Calm cannot be restored in the Middle East until the core iesueI Palestiner is resolved in a just, comprehensive and lasting manner. This io not really ae intractable as it appears. The cgorld body has pointed to the way it can be achieved. The first step would be the convening of the international oonfetence in accordance with the relevant General Assembly resolutions. There is little euch meeting could achieve unleos Palestine is represented therein by their B)le, legitimate representative, the Palestine Liberation Organization. Bangladesh believes that thie ptoposed conference is the best m&had to cut this Gordian knot. Thfi Security Council h= a crucial role e0 play in this regard. Wa UC* putRber5 to take aazount of the fact that time is absolutely of the emence. The world ie changing. Ierael cannot resist thie current of change forever. Surely, saner minds among tts citizens tecognize this. Tel Aviv must come to grips with reality. ck\ the iesua of the middle East, we all sit on a volcano. UnleW we take care, a mighty eruption might engulf us all in a horren&uo wnflagration. Jerusalem haa al-ye meant love and peace. Tel Aviv must not, cannot, change this to maan hate and &struction. The PRBSIDZDENTt I thank the representative of Bangladesh for hie kind words addteseed to m3. JsH/- S/W. 2923 202 (The President.) The next speaker is the r@preoentative of Iraq. I invite him to take a Place at tha Council table and to make his etatemnt. Hr. AWTIKRRI (Iraq) (interpretation from Arabic): First, X should like to congratulate your Sir, cn your assumpticn of the presidency of the Council for 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Bangladesh in the United Nations Security Council, discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact on the Middle East. The speaker emphasizes the need for a just and lasting resolution to the conflict, which is a humanitarian and political issue rather than an economic or environmental one.

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