peaceful worldisnotaneasyone.Thecrisis, however, alsobroug!lt totheforea unitedUnitedNations, whoseresolutions weragivenbiteaswellasbark. Cyprus,itselfasmallStateandvictimofmilitary aggression byalarger neighbour, Turkey, strongly condemns theIraqiinvasion andoccupation ofKuwait. Wefirmlysupport therelevant resolutions oftheSecurity Council andexpress the hopethattheycanbeeffectively implemented without theuseofforce,but implemented theymustbe,andtheearlier thebetterforall.Letusinthis reapect express thehopethatthewithdrawal ofIraqfromKuwaitwill,as President Mitterand soeloquently statedfromtbisrostrum yesterday, pavetheway toaspeedyresolution oftheotheroutstanding problems ofourregion. Iwouldalsoliketostressthatthereareveryimportant lessonstobedrawn byusallfromthecrisisintheGulf,wheretheunrestricted supplyofweapons and tolerance ofothercasesofaggression contributed toitshappening. Thefirst lessonisthatdespite, orevenbecauseof,thevirtual erasureofthecoldwar linosofconfrontation between EastendWestandtheencouraging trendtowards di8a~ament b~tween them,regional conflicts mayflareupinstarkcontrast tothe peaceepidemic onthebroader Bast-West stage. A~eventsontheUnited States-Soviet UnionaxisandinEuropedivertattention fromtheperiphery, DSthe Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryHowever, theinterna~ional response tothecrisiscarries aclearmessage ofmerchants seektoreplacelostordeclining main-line markets, sothep~ssibilitystructures ofthecold-war client-State control mechanisms di~integrate andasarmsW4S/PV.fi 8-10 (President Yassiliou)----_ .._-------_.- remainsthatconflicts canarisewiththepotential todestDbilize theentireglobe.BP/3 hope,andthi~isthesecondlesson. Inadistinct signalthattheolddivisive ordernolongerstands, theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion,unilaterally and collectively withintheSecurity Council, delivered fundamentally thesame message: thattheworldcommunity, initsoverwhelming majority - Iwouldsay,in itsneartotality -isnotprepared tocondone aggression ortheuseofforceas meansofimplementing national claims. Peaceful negotiations, withdueregardto theprinciples ofinte~natlonal law,aretheonlypermissible waytosettle differences. Inaddition, theGulfcrisishashighlighted thekeyroleofthe UnitedNationsinthehandliDg ofinternational conflicts, bothasaforumfor diAcussioD anddebateandasabodywiththestructure andauthority toproduce collective decisions guiding theinternational response toagivencrisissituation. - Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibrarylfS/PLJAl45/PV.G 11- (Pr••i40ntVoI.ilioU)iJ Italsoillustrat.d thattheinternational community shouldDotthrough the UnitedNations appeas.its.lfwithwordsbutshouldseekwayatoimplement its r.solutions throughcollective action, takingadvantage ofthechanging orderof worldpolitical r.lations. S.curity Councilr.solutionl areasbinding todayasth.ywerein1974,butas weknowonlytoovelltheyhavenotal"aYIbeenimplemented. TheRepublic of Cyprushasbeenafirmadvocate oftheimplementation ofUnitedNations resolutions ainc.itaadmission totheworldbody.ItwasCyprusthatproposed thattheitem "Implementation oftheresolutions oftheUnitedNations" b.inPlcdbed onthe ag.ndaofthethirty-s.venth s.ssionoftheGen.ral Assembly. Thatitemisagain inscribed ontheag.ndatobediscussed inplenary. Ithinkthatthetimei8now ripetoconlider s.riously thesignificance ofSecurity Council resolutions in particular andUnitedNationsr.solutions ingeneral andasawhole,andtoseek waystoensureth.ir tran8fo~ation frommerewordsintodeeds. Inthisregard,it isfittingtorefertotheworkdODetodatebytheCommittee ontheUnitedNations Chart.r andtheStr.ngthening oftheRoleoftheOrganization andtoexpress the viewthatvsshouldnowgiveserious andeffective attention totheworkofthat moltimportant Committee. Turningtotherestoftheint.rnational political sceneinthisperiodof transition, alurve,ofdevelopments yi~ld8asimilar mizedmessag.ofhopeand warnlD~J. Th.r.i,nodoubtthattb.reuDificatioD ofGermanyinearlyOctober -ina f.wdaylfrolltoday-isalandmark event. Onlyay.arago,theBerlinWall separated GermanfromfellowGerman. ramilies thathadb••ndivided sincethe .arly1950.wer.reunited. Thesp.edwithwhichthechange. havetakenplacelsof lightning proportions andVI.ztondourmosth.artfelt cODgratulatioDs tothe . Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryInCypru., VItoudr...ofthedaywh.nthe.Ultary wallof••paration 1. finallydi.mantl.d 10thatGr••kaxadTu~kish Cypriots saytoo90forward handinplopl.ofGtmuyodourbe.twbh..for.very.ucc...in.d4r•••iDe)'the chall.ng.. ofr.unif1c!ltlon inwhichB••tandw••tgoforwardhudInhaxad..(Pr.,idept y.,.111oU)AI.S/PV.6 12--..-----------_ •.~ NS/PW hand.Thisisourdr._andguidingfore.a.VIapp~oach the.arkingofth. thirtieth anniv.reary ofourind.pendenc •• InbothEaatern andK.at.rn Europe-the.pic.ntre ofthehistoric change. whichsp.ll.d the,gdoftheColdWar-theproces8offundamental andrepic!
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a high-ranking official, likely related to international politics and diplomacy. The speaker discusses the crisis in the Gulf, the role of the United Nations, and the importance of implementing resolutions. The text also touches on other international issues, such as the reunification of Germany and the changing world political landscape.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief