Billions ofdollars areeachyearcommitted totheperfecting andstorage of weapons formeaningless war,whilesmallcountries areboweddownwithdebtsin theireffortstobringtheirpeopleamodicum ofhumenintegrity. Thefactisthat,despite ourmagnificent andcommendable achievements, we seemunabletodiscern therUdimentary factthatweareourbrothers' keepers. I ----AP/ljb A/40/PV.2l 81 (Mr. Barro~, Barbados) Weallknowthataslongasinjustice existstherewillbenopeace. Aslong asthereisanunfairdistribution ofthisworld's resourceSi aslongasonerace dehumanizes anotheri aslongasinnocent men,womenandchildren remainhomeless and.statelessi aslongasonecountry exploits another; aslongasone-half ofthe worldisfreeandtheothershackled, whetheritbebyhunger, bydiseaseorby terrorofarms,therewillbenopeace. Aslongasthelargeandthestrongregard thesmallandtheweakwithcontempt therewillbetension inthisbodyand disorder intheworld. Againstthisgloomycanvass, wefeelimpelled topaintthewordsofour esteemed Secretary-General, amanwhohasdevoted untiring energytothewelfare of ourOrganization. Inconcluding hisreportdated4September 1985,heexalted us: -Letusaboveall,onthisoccasion, lookattheunitedNations asits founders lookedatit,asthepractical hopeforthefutureandn(Jt~relyas theunhappy beareroftheburdens ofthepast.- (A/40/l, p.16) ThePRESIDENT: Wehaveheardthelastspeaker forthisafternoon. Somerepresentatives haverequested tobeallowed toexercise therightof reply. MayIremindMembersthatinaccordance withGeneral Assembly decision 34/401, statements inexercise oftherightofreplyarelimitedtotenminutes for thefirstintervention, andtofiveminutes forthesecondintervention, andshould bemadebyrepresentatives fromtheir ~~ats. Mr.AL-BAYRAK~R {Iraq) (interpretati~~ from A~abic): Mydelegation sees thedisappointment ofallthosewhohadexpected orhopedthatthestatement ofthe Iranian regimewouldinclude anapproach tostopthebloodshed andaninclination towards peace.AP/ljb A/40/PV.21 82 (Mr.Al-Bayrakdar, Iraq) it~snosecretthatallevilpowers, spearheaded byIsrael,arehappythat theIranian regiM@insists onprotracting thatwar,asameansforachieving its political aims,wellknowntoeveryone asbeingabnormal. Thisregimeexposes our regiontoinstability andtothedepletion ofhumanandmaterial ~esources. Furthermore, itfacilitates theZionistpolicies basedonintervention inthe intern~l affai~sofstatesinordertooccupypartsthereof, whichwouldendanger itsinterest andregional andinternational peaceandsecurity. Itisnoteworthy thattheGeneral Assembly didnothearanyspeaker advocating thecontinuation ofthatwarwagedbytheIranian regime, whichshouldbeheld responsible foritscontinuation eversinceitstarted fiveyearsago,inan ac~~~ttoachieveitsinsaneexpansionist objectives theregimecallsWthe ~~portation ofrevolutionw•Ithasbeenopenlyreported inthemassmedia,since thatregimetookp<XferinIran,thattheMinister forForeignAffairsofthe Iranian regime want~athecontinuation ofthewar.Israel's Minister forForeign Affairs supported him;hehasinvoked thecausesofwarwithout dwelling uponits realcauses. Hemighthavebeendeterred bythescandalous co-operation inthe military fieldbetween theZionist andIranian regimes. TheIranian Minister statedthattherehadbeennumerous international agreements, andcalleduponIraqtocommititselftothoseagreements. Mydelegation reaffirms oncemoreitsreadiness tomeet wi~hthe Secretary-General inordertoimplement totally theinternational agreE~ents, inclUding theagreements referred toby~eIranian Minister, onthecondition that theCharter oftheunitedNations shouldbeamongthoseinternational agreement~, asitisthemostnoble inte~aational agreement inourcontemporary world.AP/ljb A/40/PV.21 83-85 "CMr.Al-Bayrakdar, Iraq) ItisnaturalthattheIranian regimeshouldalsocommititselftothat:it treatstheconflict partially andselects theinternational agreements itwantsin ordertojustifyitsresorttopowertoachieveitspolitical goals. Mr.Velayati shoulddosomething toresolve thecontradiction inhisstatements: ontheone handhewrongly claimedthatIraqhadresorted toforceinordertoresolveits conflict ~ithIran,andontheotherhemaintained, inhisstatement today,his insistence toresorttoforcetoresolve theproblem. Mydelegation challenges Mr.Velayati topresent theGeneral Asse2bly withany documents thatwouldprovethecommitment oftheIranian regimetotheagreements thathadbeensignedandratified between thetwocountries inordertolend credibil~ty tohisstatement thatIraqhadunilaterally abrogated anyofthose agreements. Astothelonglecture givenbyMr.Velayati abouttheroleoftheSecurity Council andtheSecurity Council's courseofactioninfinding solutions tothe problems beforeitwewillleavethattobeassessed bytheMembersoftheGeneral Assembly andtheotherMembers oftheUnitedNations whichmandated theSecurity
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of Iraq in the United Nations General Assembly, criticizing the Iranian regime for its actions in the Iran-Iraq War and advocating for peace and stability in the region. The speech touches on themes of international relations, conflict resolution, and the role of the United Nations in promoting peace and security. While it mentions the economic and human costs of war, it does not focus specifically on economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.

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