The Secretary of State for Extr?tnal Affairs of Canada, the Right Honourable Joe Clark, earlier this morninq strongly condemned the Irwi military action against Kuwa!,t, whieh he called “a totally unacceptable agqression”. Mr. Clark called for the immediate cessation of hostiilities and the complete and immediate withdrawal of Iragi forces from Kuwaiti territory. The draft resolution now before us is in complete accordance wtth the position already adopted by the Wvecnmsnt of Canada. For this reason, Canada has agreed to co-sponsor this draft resolution, and we hope that it will enjoy the fuLL suPp3rt of all smsber s of the Council. The PRESIDENT: 1c thank the representative of Canada for the kind words he addressed to me. Mr. RLRNC (France) (interpretation from Prench)t Pirst of all, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, 0n your 00mtry *S accessian to the presidency, and I should Like to take this oppor tunfty to thank our colleague, His Excellency Ambassador HazaLi, who quided oux work durinq the month Of July. The Governmt!nt of France ban during the past few days been EoLLwlng r,ith the keenest of concern the rising tension resulting from the threata made by Iraq aga ins t Kuwa it . We had welcomed the efforts at Arab mediation and the holdinq of a first-round meetinq at Jiddah between the two parties. In fact, we believe that dialogue is the only Possible mean5 for resolving the disfxlte between Iraq md Kuwait. RG/8 S/W. 2932 LE (Mr. Blanc, France) ws mmt firmly &pJ.ore the fact that Iraq hag chosen to use force, aLL the more so oince we are dealinq with a region that has just emerged Erom a par titularly lengthy and bloody cone1 ict . That is uhy we fully apprwe of the emerqency meeting of our Council. We 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a statement made by representatives of Canada and France in a United Nations Security Council meeting, discussing a conflict between Iraq and Kuwait. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a serious and urgent issue. The text focuses on the military action taken by Iraq and the need for a resolution, which suggests that the topic is related to international relations and conflict resolution.

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