text: to make them work and the necessary zeal to apply them as they were meant to be applied. My Government is determined to do all that it can to make sanctions against the illegal r&me fully effective, and it has taken or is taking what additional legislative and administrative actions are necessary to this end. Racism and the denial of the rights of the majority of the people of a country are concepts which are altogether unacceptable to my Govern- ment and to the international community as a whole. They are evils which we all have a solemn duty to eradicate, and my Government and my delegation will spare no effort to this end. 43. The representative of Kenya has just introduced two draft resolutions. My delegation will of course study them with all possible and necessary care. We shall consult our Government and in due course we shall be ready to offer considered comments on them. 44. Mr. MALIK (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (translation from Russian): Mr. President, before turning to the question on the Council’s agenda, permit me, on behalf of the Soviet delegation, to congratulate you, the represen- tative of an African State, on your assumption of the responsible post of President of the Council. We congrat- ulate you and sincerely wish you success in discharging the complex, responsible and honourable duties of President. For its part, the delegation of the USSR will co-operate fully with you and will make every effort to ensure that the Council completes the tasks before it under your pres- idency. 45. We should also like to take this opportunity to express our feelings of gratitude and esteem to your predecessor, the distinguished Permanent Representative of Peru, Mr. Pi- rez de Cuellar, the eminent representative of a Latin American country who successfully and effectively presided 
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement from a government representative, discussing the importance of combating racism and xenophobia, and the efforts of their government to make sanctions against illegal activities effective. The tone is formal and diplomatic, with no specific references to economic development, natural resources, or other technical issues.