unacceptable actofaqqression, onereminiscent ofthedarkest moments intheirown decreed afreezeonbothcountries' financial assets.Ithasbeguntoprovide nationals ofthirdcountries. Meanwhile, allMemberStatesoftheOrqanization mustscrupulously implement thecomprehensive andbindinq embarqo aqainst Iraq.history. On6AugustourGoverDlllent bannedanytradewithIr8g;andXuwait. It unconditional withdrawal ofallIraqiforcesfromKuwaitandtherelease ofallemerqency assistance torefuqe.s inthecountries mostaffected bythecrisisand resolutions shouldleadtoasolution oftheconflict throuqh theimmediate andisparticipatinq fUllyintheefforts bainqmadebytheEuropean Economic Community anewability toact.Theunreserved implementation ofSecurity Councilfundamental principles ofourCharter and,inparticular, theprinciple ofthe conducted inthereqionbycertainofitsallieswithintheframework oftheUnitedsovereign andindependent country, atdawnon2AugustIraq£laqr8nt1y ~iolated the withwhichtheSecurity Council acted d.mon~trates that.TheCouncil hasdevelopedoutonlylastmonthintheGulfreqioB. Byitl1brutalinvasion ofKuwait, atwelvecountries members oftheCommunity, Ishould lik~todaytodealwithafew showninexpressinq itsdisgustatthisviolation ofinternational law.Thespeedsubjects thatIfeelaremostsignificant.Miche1ia, theMinister forForeignAffairsofItaly,whospokeonbehalfoftheRM/23 (EBC). Furthermore, itwillcontribute tothefinancinq ofmilitary operations Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRM/23Al45/PV.9 l04-1t'S- Above&Ddbayondtheresolution ofthisconflict gwhatisatstakeisrespect fortheprinciples ofourOrqanisation andeven gIwouldgosofa~&Btosay,its credibility. nemuat1mitetodeteranyonewhomightillthefutU1'8betemptedto Yenturo uponasimilar adventure. Theconflict hascreated estreme tension andhasexposed theGulfregion, already sorelytestedhyeightyearsofwar,toate~rible catastrophe. Wemust focusattention onthesuffering efthepeopleofKuwaitandofhundreds of thousands offoreign workers whohavefledIraqQIld~uwait, moatoftenintragic circumstances. Incalculable ecoDomic damaqehasbeeninflicted, o~Kuwaitinthe firstinstance andontheothercountries intheregionaswell.Theentireworld hasbee~ ~ffected. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlljb W4S/PV.9 106 (Hr.Poos.IaUzemboum) .TheIragileaders havetoassumeav~ryweightyhistorical responsibility. Afterall,didtheynotplayadecisive part10yearsagoinunleashing another war?Didtheynotwithouthesitation usechemical gasostoeliminate incoldblood thousands of!Curdsintheirowncountry? Theyareintransigent andtheironly concernistogetustoacceptafaitaccOIDpli. Theconstant violations of embassies in!Cuwaitareunprecedented inhistory. Thedetention ofthousands of foreign nationals ashostages azceedsallacceptable norms. Thisviolence, thiscynicism remindusofthefascistpractices thatwanton throughout the19308. Letusnotforgetthattheyweretolerated fortoolongand finally ledtheworldintotheSecondWorldWar.Historywillnotpardonusif this mist£~eismadeagain. TheUnitedNations musttherefore emergevictorious fromthistestofstrength. Therestoration andthemaintenance ofpeacenaturally raiseotherqueations. Thefirstisthatofsecurity intheGulfregion, whichhasbeenjeopardized hythe presence ofdictatorial regimesthat profe~s ezclusive 1deologisI andthatare backedupbypowerful armies. Thisprovesonceagainthattheaccumulation of military ars0nala doesDotenhance security, quitethocontrary. Weshou14give freshimpetustooureffortsatdisarmament andinternational armstransfers. Iraqisactofaggression cannotbejustified bytheimpasseinwhichthe question ofPalestine findsitself, norbythefrustrations -thatweunderstand - towhichithasgivenriseintheArabcountries, particularly smongthe Palestinians. Nolinkage betwaen thetwoquestions canbeallowed. Thee:plocive character oftheqene~alsituation intheMiddlelastforce.us,nevertheless, to intensify ourefforts tomovetowards theaolutlon totheproblem ofPalestine • Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlljbRR Al45/PV.9 107 (Mr.Poos,Luxembourg) 2However, thacollapse oftheBerlinwalllastNovember caughttheiml.\gination ofthaentireworld.ItwasthedeathknelltotheEuropoan odworldorder definedinYaltaandbasedonconfrontation andideological antagonism, accelerating thedynamic ofchangebrought aboutbythepolicyofglaspoat and »erelt;rolka. Thateventsentoutshoctwavestotheborders ofthemostfar-flung partsofBurope, andevenbeyond. Onebyono,theoldDon-representative regimes crumbled, givingwaytothepressure fromthemaninthestreetandaspirations to liberty anddemocracy. Forthefirsttimein40yearsthereverefreeelections inmostcountries of Central andEautern Europethatledtotheestablishment ofnew,fully representative governments. Political andeconomic reformsofunprecedented magnitUde verebrought abouttoputanendtothisdominating ideology andan ineffective ecoDomic system. Iamdelighted thatGermanyvillbereunited inafevdays. A.tlonglastthe
**Analysis**
The text is a speech or statement by a high-ranking official, likely the Secretary-General of the United Nations, addressing the crisis in the Gulf region, specifically the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. The speech focuses on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict, the need for international cooperation, and the importance of maintaining international law and order. The text does not discuss economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, or culture. However, it does touch on international trade, humanitarian aid, and the role of the United Nations in resolving conflicts.

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