text: Asamatteroffact,wehavealready wonit.Wehaveexpelled alltheIraqi forcesfromourland,andiftheinternational bodyisprepared topunishthe aggressor, thendoit,please; orelseweareprepared todoit.However, Iam surethatnobodyforgetsthatHesstookamessage fromHitlertoLondonoffering a peaceproposal totheAllies.Itwillberemembered thattheAlliesdidnotaccept thatpeaceproposal. Andeverybody believes thattheAlliesdidtherightthing. Mr.AL-BAYRAKDAR (Iraq)(interpretation fromArabic): Therepresentative ofIrandeserves ourpraiseforhisintervention duringwhichheaffirmed whatI hadsaid,whenhearrogated tohimself therighttodetermine whodoesandwhodoes notrepresent theIraqipeople.ItiswellknownthatIranhasabsolutely nothing todowithsuchamatter.AM/ljb .A/40/PV.2l 89-90 ..(Mr.Al-Bayrakdar, Iraq) 1wouldjust lik~toaddonepolnt. 1challenge theIranian r:epresentative to putbeforethisAssembly documents thatsubstantiate hisclaimsconcerning statements byofficials inmycountry. 1challenge himtosubmitanydocument that contains thewholetextofthesestatements andnotjustexcerpt.s. Thatiswhat theIranian regimedoesabouteveryinternational convention •NR/at A/40/PV.21 91 Mr.RAJAIE-KHORASSANI (Islamic Republic ofIran): TheSecretary-General oftheUnitedNations hasexpressed hisdeepconcern over,andinanother context hascondemned, theviolation ofinternational humanitarian lawbytheIraqi rulers. Theviolation ofallinternational humanitarian lawandofallIraq's international commitments withregardtotheIslamic Republic ofIranarewell documented now.Everybody knowsaboutthem.Inthecircumstances, Ibelieve that nobodyatallisgoingtobuytheIraqisignature. Weareprepared forpeace,but peacewithsomeone whosesignature canbereallyrespected. Therefore webelieve thatthepeacegesture nowbeingoffered bytheIraqidelegation isnothing butan expression ofdesperation, madeoutofdesperation. Therefore itcannot beand shouldnotbetakenseriously. Thesecondissuethatisbeingignored bytheIraqiauthorities isthatthe violators ofinternational lawandalsowarcriminals deserve somesortof punishment. Ithinkthatpunishment mustbegivenbysomeone. Wehopethat someone intheentireinternational bodywillrecognize thatthereshould besome sortofpunishment forPresident Saddam- asoftpunishment, perhaps inwords,in expression. Idonotmeanapenalsentence oradeathsentence, butamere recognition ofthefactthattheyarewarcriminals wouldrelieve us~itwould bringagreatdealofrelieftothevictims. Assoonasthatcomes, Ithinkthe processofthesettlement ofthewarwillbesignificantly facilitated. Themeeting roseat6.25p.m.
analysis: The text appears to be a transcript of a meeting or debate between representatives of different countries, specifically focusing on the topic of international relations, conflict, and punishment for war crimes. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international law, humanitarian law, and the United Nations. The discussion revolves around the Iraq-Iran war and the actions of Saddam Hussein, with a focus on the responsibility of the international community to hold accountable those who violate international law.