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The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in response to the requests contained in letters dated 2 August 1990 from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/21423), and from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/21424). Members of the Council have before them document S/21425, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Canada, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Malaysia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.
The first speaker is the representative of Kuwait, whom I invite to make his statement.
Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic): Even at this hour, which is not at all convenient, and even in the very dangerous circumstances in which the Council is now meting, I do not want to miss the opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on yow assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Despite your very short term of office in this very important international body, we know your ability and efficiency.
I should also like to express my thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, my friend, Mr. Ismail Razali, the Permanent Representative of Malaysia, who was the Council's President last month. We thank him for his fine performance and for his achievements last month.
I wish also to express my personal thanks and those of the Government of Kuwait to all the members of the Council for agreeing to hold this meeting so promptly. The Council’s quick response is in keeping with the principles of
