Mr. BIJ4NC (France) (interpretation from French): Since this is the first time I have spoken here in the month of January, I should like first to convey to You, Sir, my congratulations on your accession to the presidency of our Council for this month. I should like also to thank the Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union, who presided over the Council for the month of December. Next I should like to welcome the Permanent Representatives of the five new members of the Security Council - Algeria, Brazil, Nepal, Senegal and Yugoslavia. I am particularly gratified that they have joined the membership of the Council since my Mission and I have and’ maintain with them and their MiSSiOnS ties of friendship and trust. Our Council is considering the report of the Sedretary-General of the United Nations on the situation in the occupied territories pursuant to resolution 605 (1978), adopted on 22 December last. Its accuracyI depth and ob jectifeness of analysis and the constructive and judicious nature of its recommendations render the report entirely timmensurate with our expectations. It is only fair that the Secretary-General be told. that. I should also like to pay a tribute to Mr. Moulding, his assistant, who in such exemplary fashion, under difficult circumstances, performed the mission entrusted to him by Mr. Perez de Cuellar. The seriousness of the events of recent weeks in the occupied territories fully warrants the disquiet of the international community. Those events reflect RH/lO s/m.2786 42 (Mr. Blanc, France) the profound frustration of the Palestinian people, particularly the young generation, at.the absence of any prospect for their future. As the Prime Minister of my country, Mr. Jacques Chirac , stressed a few days ago, it is to be hoped that 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement made by a representative of France to the United Nations Security Council, addressing the situation in the occupied territories. The representative expresses condolences, welcomes new members to the Council, and praises the Secretary-General's report on the situation. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the political and humanitarian aspects of the situation.

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