text: e.tending controloftheimplementatioD oftheembargoagainst IraCJtoair traffic. Theytherefore welcome theresolution theSecurity Council mayadoptItodayonth1asubject. However, thepriceofthisbroadcons.nsus mustnotbeineffectiveness andthe priceofcOllprolliBe sustnotbeinjustice. '.rheregionwearetalking aboutillon thebordersofBuropeandweareallendeavourinCJ toseethattheoptionofa settl_.nt winlthrough. TblaIIUStnotentaUcompro.la ••thatviolatethebadc principles contained inthere.olutions oftheUnitedRations. The.earChfora••ttle..ntcanluccee4onlytothe.zteetthat..are steadfalt indissuading, addetemillled to!solate, IraCJ.Onlyflumess canopen thewaytosuCha.ettlement aDdpreventthestartofadevastating conflagration. &emarkiD9 ODtheMuniChConference, Ninston Churchill observea bitterly thatthe 4ellOcrac1es hadcbO.Clndllhollo"r toavoidwarandintheendtheyhadbothwarand - Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJB/8Al45/",.CS 33 (Mr.PtHlcb.11., Italy) 4ishonoYr. Th.1.a.oniaatilltru.. ~odaytoofirmness aDddissuasive actionare n.c.a.ary t~forc.theaggr.asor toback60wnandtopre~ent anarMedconflict. "~'Yal"alsonece.aary whenadictator triestoshieldhimself withinnocent hdatag.. toatayourhand. ~ePoreignMinist.rs oftheTwelvepointed outcle~rlythateachmemberState wouldconsider allCommunity national. detained inIraqandKuwaitasitsown citi,.ns, aDdstat.dthattheyheldtheIraqisindividually reaponsible fortheir ,af.ty. OUrintention wastherebytointroduce aninnovation intointernational practice thatwouldnotbewithout consequences. Withtheprecedent ofNuremberg par~icularly inmind,wethusr.inforced theideaofindividual responsibility In int.rnational affairs. 1f8muatprepart ourselves forasiege,whichcouldbelengthy, toachievGthe ob'ective. offorcingIraqtowithdraw toitsownborders, obtaining thereleaseof allthehostag.s andresto~ing Kuwait's indopendence. ~econ••nsuethathasarlaeninrespectofthiss.rious anddramatic actof agreasion mustprovide ADimpetusforresolving othercriae'andmustconfirm our commltmont to.liminate other politi~al injustice. andpromote theeconomic nll-beiDg ofth.region. SaddamBus.ein hasbroughthiacountrytothebrinkofdisaeter afterbleeding itwhit.Ineighty.arsofwar.UehaerippedapartthefragUefraternity ofthe Arabworld. Seha.mademoredifficult thesoarch, whichwemust cODtin~e t.naciously, forahi.toric und.rstanding between theArabaandtheIfeat,between theIslamic andtheW.stern worlds. Bonver, tb.MiddleBastgO'8onina desperately precarious state. OnecannotputoutonefirethathaBbrokenoutg however threatening anda.douBitis,aDdlettheotherbla.eawayintheoccupied terl'itorlos andiaLebanon. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryreducing moregeneral tensions andinstability. Asolution ofth&currentcrisispatrolling theGulfareaneffective respoDse, buttheycannotreplace apolicyofJB/8Al4S/PV.& 34 (HreDeMicheli'e Italy) ~emilitary unitsdeployed intheSaudiArabian desertandthevarships thatisnotfollowed upbythedrafting ofguidelines forfuturepolitiaal end economic actionintheMiddleEastcouldbeletters drawninthesand, SOODtobe blownawayandfcrgott~a. TheBuropean Community hasheen fi~andconsistent initscontribution tothe searchforasolution totheco~flict intheMiddleEastonthebasisofSecurity Council resolutions 242(1967)and338(1973). Thatisandcontinu8s tQbeour policy, unwavering inrecognizing thatthemolution liesintherightofthe Palestinians toself-determination andinthatoftheStateofIsraeltoexist withinsecure, guaranteed borde~s. Justasactionwasbein9stepped uptoinitiate dialogue betweenIsraelendthePalestinians, andastheinternational comaunity vasbecomiug increasingly alannedattheintolerable situation intheoccupied territories, theIra~laggression tookplaceandhasdelayed thesearchfora solution. TheCommunity's policynevertheless remains thesameanditvill Dotbe diverted bythepresentcrisisfromthesearchforajust,lasting and comprehensive solution based ODtheaforementioned principles. Lebanan, untilrecently oneofthemostsuccessful mode18ofreligious tolerance intheMiddleBast,continues totearitselfapart. TheBuropean Community considers thatonlytheimplementation oftheTaifaqreements canhelpIn theprocessofnational reconciliation. Overandabovethesepresent gravecrises, thetimehasalsocometobegin reflecting ODtheintroduction intheMiddleBastofacollective systemcapableof guarenteeing stability, security, 8coDomic andsocialdevelopment, andrecognltion oftherightsofallpeople.. InHelsinki Presidents BushandGorbachev raissdthe Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarycountri.. inthearoaam4outsid.todevelop regional-security structure. and(Hr,PtNlgheli,. ItAly) possibil1t~ ofaDOworder ofpeace,ac~t:Mnt toworktogether withtheJB/SW"S/PV.G 35 measures toeQ:ourege stability aDdpeace.
analysis: The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a speech about a conflict in the Middle East, specifically regarding the situation in Iraq and Kuwait. It discusses the need for a peaceful resolution, the importance of international cooperation, and the recognition of individual responsibility. The text also touches on regional stability, security, and the promotion of economic well-being.