you nil1 provide leadership which will enable the Council to find a way towards vitalising the peaoz process in the Middle East and a way out of the present difficulties that the deliberations so far have clearly brcught out. We should also like to conveyI through you, our thanks to the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia, Ambassador Tadesse, for his able guidance of the Council doriw the pteviolls month. It is indeed fitting that the Security Catneil shculd convene this meeting devoted to a discussion of the recent developments in the Middle East, since, as the apex organ of the United Nations , the Carncil nest discharge its special responsibility whictr the United Nations has fcr long assured in the realisation of the inalienable rights and legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people. The Council heard yesterday the stirring voice of Palestine, His Rozellency President Yassar Arafat, Chairman of the &ecutive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (Pm), who outlined ard identified the ccmcr?rns and @rctbleras of the Palestinian people and put forward his perspectives an possible solutions with characteristic clarity and eloquence. The Government af India has been shocked by the brutal killings of innocent Arab workers by an Israeli gunman on 20 P&y 1990 zmd eubseguent action by Israeli security forces in the omupied territories II which resulted in further casual ties. It ccndamns those incidents. It ie clear that such incidents are only symptomatic - and this has been pointed out W many embers of the Council - and manifestations of one of the moat profound and stubbornly intractable tragedies of our times, which has run its long and painful course for sb many years. The Eundamental and root cause of this tragedy has been the displatxmnt of a people and a nation from their h-land over Ml/ 70 S/PV. 2923 312 (Mrs. Puri, India) 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement addressing a political conflict in the Middle East, specifically the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with a focus on the UN Security Council's role in resolving the conflict. The text mentions specific events, such as the killing of Arab workers, and expresses condemnation and concern for the situation. The tone is serious and diplomatic, indicating that the topic is a high-level political issue.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations