Council’s business last month. 6. I should like to take this opportunity to express appreci- ation for the efforts made by your predecessor, the,,Presi- dent for last month, Mr. Sinclair, to ensure that the Council assume its natural role for bringing peace to Lebanon. Adoption ,of the agenda 72e agenda was adopted 7. I also have pleasure in expressing to the Secretary- General appreciation and thanks for his constant interest in everything relating to Lebandn and also for the report he has submitted to the Council on 12 October in which, in response to the request by the Government of Lebanon, he has recommended an extension of the mandate of UNIFIL for six months without any changes in its duties as set forth in Council resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978). ‘I%e situation 4n the Middle East: Report of the Secretary-GeneraI on tbe Unhd Nations Interim Force in ,Lebanon (S/16036) 2. The PRESIDENT (interpretatfon j.Fom Arabic): .I should like to inform members of the Council that I .have received a letter from the representative of Lebanon, in which he requests to be invited to participate insthe discus- .sion of the item on the agenda. In .conformity wilh the usual practiti, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the provisional rules. of procedure. 8. The presence of UNIFIL in southern Lebanon, as pointed out in the repcirt of fhe Secretary-General, is a consecration of the United Nations commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Leba- non and to the assurance of the withdrawal of Israeli for- ces from the south, in accordance with Council resolutions 425.( 1978) and 509 (1982). Furthermore, that international 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to international relations and peacekeeping efforts, specifically regarding the situation in Lebanon and the role of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The text mentions the adoption of an agenda, the Secretary-General's report, and the presence of UNIFIL in southern Lebanon, which suggests that the topic is related to international security and peacekeeping.

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