mitments and a vigilant stance towards any action or armed attack against neighbouring countries. Further- more, as, regards our northern border, the Government of the Republic has made and will continue, at the cost of great economic sacrifice, to make every effort to exercise effective vigilance and to avoid any possibility of a viola- tion of neutrality or any breach of respect for interna- tional commitments, or any other threat to our territorial integrity. 138. My country’s Government has endeavoured to step up its dialogue with the Nicaraguan authorities in a search for solutions to bilateral matters on whhich some differences still exist, and we deem it necessary to supple- ment these and other bilateral discussions with regional dialogue, since it cannot be denied that a problem does exist that transcends the borders of the countries of the region. The increase in the flow of refugees, the arms race, armed conflicts that are afflicting three countries in the region and the serious disruption of Central Ameri- can trade are all evidence that the problem of Central America, in so far as it affects the five countries of that region, should be considered by those countries together. 139. My country has endeavoured to promote dialogue and discussion at the regional level. It is essential and fundamental that the countries that are the protagonists in the Central American drama should be the ones to explore solutions. Recently, on 24 February, there was a call for a meeting of Central American foreign ministers with the participation of other Latin American countries that have historically demonstrated great solidarity with out countries, in a search for detente, which is the only course that should be followed. 140, In the various peace proposals for the region that have emerged there are areas of agreement on important 
**Analysis**
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