non-alignment gives us much pleasure. 94. For all those reasons we shall indeed be happy lo welcome and cheer the admission of ;rhe Bahamas as a full and equal Member of the United Nations at the next session of the General Assembly, beginning on 18 September. 9s. The PRESIDENT: I ,&thank the representative of India for his congratulations and assurances of co- operation. I now call on the representative of the Soviet Union to whom I should like to renew per- sonally the expression of thanks for his conduct of business during the month of June. 96. Mr. MALIK (Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics) (trunic;lated frolm &&an) : Mr. President, allow me first of all to thank the members of the Se- curity Council who have spoken here for the kind words addressed to me as President for last month. 97. As has been pointed out, June was one of the Security Council’s active and very busy months this year. The Council dealt with questions which are of great importance for the United Nations and for the cause of peace and security. The Council carried out the first stage of its examination of the situation in the Middle East. As we al1 know, this question, which is extremely impor,tant for international peace and se- curity, will be considered further by the Council in July. We should like to wish the new President of the Security Council, and the Council as a whole, success in the continuing consideration of :this problem. We should like to express the hope that the results of the discussion will promote a political s&tlement in the Middle East at an early date and !the elimination of the consequences of the Israeli aggression against Arab countries. 98. During June, the Council also took a decision to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement from a representative of a country, likely a member of the United Nations, congratulating the Bahamas on its admission as a full and equal member. The speech mentions the Security Council and its work on important international issues, such as the situation in the Middle East. This suggests that the category should be related to international relations or politics.

**Category**
International relations