respect of UNIFIL. I express to him the complete confi- dence of my authorities in the delicate and di!Iicult task that he has embarked upon, and I assure him of our support. 32. Finally, I should like to say how much we appre- ciated the remarkable, brilliant and intelligent way in which the Council was presided over last month by our colleague from Guyana, with whose courtesy, kindness, intelligence and skill we are all familiar; this made it possi- ble for him to bring out the best in everyone. We thank him most warmly for this. 33. The PRESIDENT (inrerprerarion from Arabic): I thank the representative of France for the kind and warm words and particularly for the praise that he addressed to me. 34. Mr. TROYANOVSKY (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (interpretation from Russian): Today, the Council is having to deal yet again-for the fourteenth time-with the question of the extension of the mandate of UNIFIL. This fact is in itself eloquent testimony to the continuing explosive situation in that country. . 35. In order to understand the true essence of the events occurring in Lebanon, we have to place them in their proper perspective. To this very day, the consequences of the large-scale aggression committed against Lebanon by Israel in the summer of 1982, with the support and patron-. age of the United States, still remain unresolved. Inciden- tally, no one has any right to forget that in committing this aggression Israeli troops grossly violated the Charter of the United Nations and high-handedly and, I would say, unprecedentedly, trampled underfoot the United Nations flag by passing through regions where UNIFIL contingents had been posted. 36. To this day the Israeli occupiers remain in posses- sion of a considerable portion of Lebanese territory. Israel’s recent so-called redeployment of its forces is 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement, discussing the situation in Lebanon and the role of UNIFIL, a United Nations peacekeeping force. The language is formal and official, with a focus on international relations and politics. The speaker mentions specific events and actions, such as the Israeli aggression against Lebanon and the occupation of Lebanese territory, which suggests that the topic is related to international security and peacekeeping.

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