text: Emirates. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 88. Mr, AL-AMRI (United Arab Emirates) (interpretu- tion from Arabic): At the outset I should like to congratu- late you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. I cannot fail to express our recognition of the major role played by the Soviet Union in advocating the struggle waged by the Palestinian Arab people to win its right to self-determination and liberty. We are confident that your political experience will ena- ble you to conduct the proceedings of the Council successfully. 89. I should also like to avail myself of this opportunity to thank the representative of Togo, who presided over the Council’s meetings last month. 90. I would also express our congratulations to the dele- gations of Malta, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zimbabwe on their admission to membership of the Council. 91. The Council is resuming its consideration of Israeli practices in the occupied Arab territories, This is an item that has become a perennial part of the Council’s agenda because of the repeated acts of aggression committed by Israel against the Arab States and peoples. As soon as consideration of one form of Israeli aggression is con- cluded, the world finds itself once more in the throes of another Israeli violation, whether in the form of Israeli military aggression against an Arab State, an escalation in the building of illegitimate settlements, or the confiscation and annexation of further Arab territories. The latest manifestation of such acts of aggression was the recent war waged by Israel against Lebanon, which resulted in the destruction of many Lebanese cities and the harass- ment and murder of many defenceless and innocent Leba- nese and Palestinian refugees, as well as in the levelling of 
analysis: This text appears to be a diplomatic statement or speech made by a representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Security Council. The speaker congratulates the new president of the Council and expresses gratitude to previous representatives. The main topic of the speech is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically the Israeli practices in the occupied Arab territories, including military aggression, settlement building, and confiscation of land. The speech is focused on the political and humanitarian aspects of the conflict rather than economic or environmental issues.