JustasinEurope, weshouldpreferto.e.regional aolutions totheregional probl_e intheMiddl.Bast.IIIpdnciple, therefore, weWlderatanc1 thecallfor aDArabsolutton totheconflict. '"areOoa11nghere,ho....ver,.iththe aggres.ion ofaDArabStateagainllt another ArabStatejaD4iti.atthe r'CJU~.tof ArabStates, which ~eelthreatened byIraq,thatc01Ultd••out.iOe therogionhave cometotheirai4.MOr.ov.r, international aggression andviolent conque.t tranaeend thecontin.. oftheragion, because they.trikeatthehaartofthe UDit8~Hations Charter. rinally, legitimate interest inthestability ofthatpert oftheworldiacertainly notlimit,dtother.gioDitself.Itahouldth.refore be clearthatanArabsolution CaDDotbeasubstitute forSecurity Council resolutions butcouldonlytakeshapesubjecttoIraq'sfullcompliance withth••• Meanwhile aDembargothatlastrictly abid.dbyandproperly enfore.d offers thebest,ifnotthelaat,hopeforapeac.ful s.ttlement ofthiaconflict. In thiscontezt VIwelcome theadoption yesterday ofSecurity COUDcilr.solution 670(lOgO),containing measures thatfurth.rtightentheembargo. Itisanother cl.ardgnaltoIraqthattimeisnotwortiDginitsfavour an4thataggression do.snotpay.Aggre.sion .ntails humanSUffering anddisastrous damagetothe iat.rnational .conomy -themoatvuln.rable economies inparticular. !he H.therlaD4s, together withit.partners intheBuropean Co.-unity, iscommitted to ext.nding a.sistance toth...countries toenabl.th..tofulfiltb_irobligations undertheS.curity Councilr.solutions. Sfflctive international co-op.ration withintheframework oftheUnit.d Nations hastakenonane.dimension. ~applying theinstruments provid.d forin Chapter VIIoftheUniteONationsChart.r, theworldBhowsitswillingness tounite forcollectivo s.curity. Inrecentyearswehaves.sasuccesaful UnitedRations peace-k.eping .fforts, permitted bypropitious int.rnational political conditions. IfIraqcomplies withtheSecurity Council's resolutions andwithdraws fromKuwait, o• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRlVctA/45/PV ..0 57 (Mt.VIPODDBrolk.Netherlapds) thesituation thereafter couldverywellrequire deployment ofaUnitedNatioDS peace-te.ping force. If..however ..Ir&CJcontinue. torefu.etocoaplywiththe..andpersists inits Illegal occupation ofKuwait..additional actioD"consistent withtheUnitedNations Charter" willbecalle4fortoenforce therlstoration ofpeace. Clearly..ifthat situation shouldarise-ndweallhopeitwillnot-weloottotheUnited Nationsa.theiD.trUJlftnt forenforcement. Ourferv4tnt hopethatweshallreacha peaceful .olution shouldDotprevent usfroabeingprepared forsucha contingency. Ourobjectiv••areclear..butwedonotbowhow..intheGnd..theyv111be achieved. What..dobowi.thatthi.cd.i.isatestforthepolitical resolve oftheillltelrnational cOIIDUDity aDdoftheUnitedNations. Chapter VII..regarded at thetiMeofdraftiDg asagreatinnovation" hasneverbeenapplied 80 comprehen.ively. ~i.cri.i.isaniMportant dellOD.tration ofthepossibilities of multilateral actionforupholding vitalprinciples ofajustworldorder. ne.ethedads rllla1n81 deeplyconcerned bytheendemicinstability ofthe M1~dleBast.%beArab-Israel! conflict.. thePalestinian problem andthesituation inLebanonarestillunre.olved. Any lin'~betweenthesolution ofthe.eproblems andtheIraqieggr.ssioD should, however" befi~lyrejectad" asthiswouldon17 glvItheappearance ofiu.ticetoanunjustcau..andtherebyfrustrate solution of theGulfcrlsi•• NbI'istheMiddleBaatsuchapowdlr-~eg" suchawarehou.e pactedfullof ams..read,.toespIed.ataDytiM?Whyisthere DOde"elopllMtnt toward••tability 8D4peaceful chaDge..cOllparable totheonewearewitn6a&1Dg illotherpartsofthe world?It.....tou.thatacrucialpolitical preeondltion i.IIl••in9aa10Dgas thereareparties t!UltdoDotacceptrealityasitis..butcon.tantly tryto ._---------_.....-----~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryDIckA/45/PV.9 58 (Mr.VAD40DBro.k,IethorllndA) •postpone theinevitable. Iret.rtothecontempt forexi.tiDg bord.r., tothe negation ofezl.ting .tatehood andtothe4i.rogarc forlegltla~to political aspirations. ItishardtobelievethatpeacewillcomatotheN1ddleEastaslong asIsraelfeelsinsecure becauseitisnotaccepted byitsArabneighbours. ECJually, therewUlbenopeacefor'Israelas10Dg8Sitdoesnotpermit Palestinian self-determination intheoccupied territorie •• Nebelievethatadeclared stateofnon-belligerency between thecountries of theregionis••••ntialfortherevivalofthepeaceproc.ss. Th.refore wecall upontheArabStatesformally toendthestateofwarwithIsraelandIlomau..e r.lations withthatcountryinthecontextofthepeaceprocesa. ICJually, wecall uponIsraeltocomplywithresolution8 242(1967), 338(1973)and425(1978)within theframework ofacomprehensive peaceAgreement. rurthe~r., inourview4ialogue b.tweenIsraelandthePalestinians remains indispensabl.. Evenifonohastoadmitthattheopportunities whichpr.sented thems.lves duringthepastyearshaveheonmissedandthattheprospecta forpeace haveboenundemined bytheposition thePalestine Liberation OrganisatioD haa
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing the conflict in the Middle East, specifically the situation between Iraq and Kuwait, and the role of the United Nations in resolving the crisis. It touches on themes of international relations, security, and the importance of multilateral cooperation.

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