text: work closely with our colleagues on the Council and with the countries of the region. Tbe solidarity of the international community and of the Security Council in reeponding to this crisis is to be treasured, and we will work ceaselessly to enman it is maintained. RH/lQ s/w. 2943 39-40 m (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelaud)r May I say first of all that it is a real pleasure to gather here under your presidency of this extraordinary but necessary meeting of our Council. Five years ago the Foreign Ministers of the members of the Security Council met round this table to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations, and I suppose that meeting marked the beginning of efforts to make the United Nations work more effectively, to end the paralysis which had plagued the cold-war years and prevented the permanent members and the whole Council working together to fulfil their responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. On the debris of the Iron Curtain we are nou building a new, a better international order. We have to entrench this new habit of co-operation if we are to be spared the hatred, the bloodshed which have scarred the history of this century so far. Iraq's seizure of Kuwait faces this post-cold-war world with its first crucial test. So far the signs of the response are good. The United Nations, for the first time in its history, is behaving as the founding fathers intended. The United States, the Soviet Union, China, Western and Eastern Europe, Japan and a decisive majority of Arab and Muslim countries stand together in a unique coalition to defeat aggression. On this continued resolve by all of us rest the hopes for a better future, Jvw3 WPV.2943 41 (Mt.1 
analysis: The text appears to be a speech by a representative of the United Kingdom, discussing the crisis in Iraq and the response of the international community, particularly the United Nations. The speech highlights the importance of cooperation and solidarity in addressing this crisis, and mentions the founding principles of the United Nations. The tone is diplomatic and focused on international relations, with no specific mention of economic, environmental, or social issues.