We should like also to express our agreement with a basic principle that was stated by President Arafat when he said that the Palestinian people had a sacred right to continue their resietanoe and that that right to self-defence would be maintained in their heroic struggle as it has been until now through the intifidah, a8 the world has clearly seen. We express (wr solidarity with the Palestinian people and Its heroic freedom fighter%, who are bravely facing and resisting tha crimes and brutalities of the Zionist occupiers. We repeat that our delegation will oontinue to dD everything within its pawer to 8ee that this Council oomplies with its obligations under the Charter to bake prompt and effective action. We shall aso en&avarr to have the Council act in accordance with what is, under the Charter, the source of its authority, the special responaibllity conferred upon it by the overwhelming majority of the other Members of the United WatlonB in the clearest and most direr-;t way Year after year in the General Assembly and through other organs. They have declared that the national rights of the Palestinian people must be respected, have conflict . Those &tiers of the Organisation have the right to demand that the Security Council should carry out thoee obligations and prevent any nwzmber, however BB/ve S/PV. 2923 142 (Mr. Maroon & Quesada, Cuba) pwerful, from trying to act as if it owned the Council, a5 iE it were its master OC as if it had greater Powers than the Charter gives to all of us. The FfUBIDENTt I tharJc the representative of Cuba for his kind words addressed to me. Mr. AXAwI (Republic of Yemen) (interpretation fran Arabic): Sir, it gives m great pleasure to convey to you our congratulations cn your assumpticn of 
**Analysis**
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