national legal order, which stems from the Charter, and those that went before is the existence of a system of collective security in which the sole legitimate use of force rests with the United Nations. Outside this framework, any use offorce in relations between States is illegal, and any war is unlawful. 125. This is the position which my Government has taken with regard to all international disputes. As regards this dispute, it became clear on 6 April that Mexico had supported in the United Nations and in regional forums the validity of Argentina’s claim over the Malvinas Islands, and that continues to be OUI position. However, we would point out that States must do their utmost to settle their disputes by peace- ful means, and we reject the use of force to settle this or any other conflict. 126. We said at that time that Mexico’s position was based on a sincere Latin American spirit, since in OUI region a large number of territorial conflicts are still going on which, if they were not peacefully resolved, could endanger peace in the continent and friendly relations among the Latin American republics. We stated at that time that the resolutions of the Security Council must be heeded and we appealed to the par- ties to the dispute to begin negotiations to allow reason and justice to prevail over military might. 127. Today, we reiterate this appeal and we reaf- firm our essential solidarity with the fair claims of all peoples and nations and in particular those of Latin America, whose countries, like our own, have suffered from the violation of their rights and from all forms of colonial domination. 128. Everybody must accept, as the General Assem- bly recognized in resolution 1.514 (XV) and in many other specific resolutions, that colonialism is a thing 
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