text: against the proposal. The RiESlUIDENTt Sf no other nxxber of the Ccuncil wishes to speak at this stage, I ehall take it that the Council is ready to vote an the request by Palestine. xt it3 80 aecised. I therefore nw Put to the vote the request by Palestine. s/w. 292 3 7 A vote vas taken by shw of hands. In favour: China, Colombia, C&e d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ethiopia, Finland, Malaysia, mmania, uliar of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yemen, Zaire Against: United States of America Abstaining: Canada, FraiWer United Kingdom of Great Rritain and Northern Ireland The PRESIDENT: The result of the voting is as follws% 11 votes in favour, 1 against and 3 abstentions. The request has been approved. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Arafat (Palestine) took a place at the Council table. The PRESIDENT: I should like to inform the Council that t have received a letter dated 24 My 1990 from the Chairman of the committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, whi& reads as followat “I have the haour to request that I be allowed to participate in the SeCUritY COUnCil’S consideration of the item ‘The situation in the occupied Arab territories’, in accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s prcvisiiYla1 rules of gxocedure, in my capacity as Chaimm of the Committee an the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.* On prsvious occasions the security Council has extended invitations ta representatives of other uritea Rations bodies in connection with the consideration of matters on it5 agenda. In accordance with past practice in this nratter, I propose that the Council extend an invitation under rule 39 of its ptovisiontrl rules of procedure to the Chairman of the committee on the Eltercise of the 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, where a proposal from Palestine is being considered. The proposal is likely related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the text mentions "the situation in the occupied Arab territories". Given the context, it seems that the discussion is related to international relations, politics, and humanitarian issues.