tradeandinvestment flows. Within adecadewewouldsurelywitness arenewal of thesamecritical problems oftoday. Toviewforeign debtasapurelyeconomic problemisasmistaken astoview thecrisisinCentral America asapurelypolitical problem. Central America has latelybecomethestageofatragedy whereviolence ismanifest inallitsforms: civilwars,conflicts acrossborders, terrorism, repression. Howcanwestopthisinfernal process thatdestroys lives,well-being and wealth, andthatcontinues toinflict h,describable SUffering onthepeoples of thatregion, whodeserve abetterfate? Basically, theproblemisdeeplyrooted, goingwaybackbeyondthetimewhen thepresent Governments orpolitical systems wereestablishedo Thedisease afflicting Central America isonethatwillnotbecuredifattention isnotpaid toitsdeepercauses-bothpolitical, economic andsocial. Within acontext in whichpoverty andbackwardness prevail inmostsectors ofthepopulation thathave traditionally beenleftonthesidelines bydynasties andelites, ideological aggression findsfertile ground. Buttoper.sist inviewing theCentral American crisisasacrisisofan exclusively political andideological natureisamistake fraught withtragicBBS/rd A/40/PV ..6 22 (President Sanguinetti) consequences. Li~ewise, itwouldbeamistake toignorethewayinwhichthese tragedies areexploited politically, ortQthinkthattheremustbesomelasting 'Jolution thatisnotbeEledonstrict-observance oftheprinciples heldingreatest regardbythepl)litical traditions ofLatinAmerica, namely, non-intervention, respect fortheterritorial integrity andsovereignty ofstates, non-useofforce andnon-useoftheterritory ofoneStatetoundermine thesovereignty and independence ofanother, whereveritmaybe,inLatinAmericaorelsewhere, in America orinanother continent. Webelieve that,atthistime,theContadora Groupoffersthemostappropriate pathtoresolve thect(sis. Forthisreasonwehavefullysupported itandt4ehave decided tocontribute toitsconsolidation together withothersistercountries of theregion, asamechanism through whichpeaceintheregion mayberestored. But theworkoftheContadora Groupwillbecompletely sterileifthereisnochangein theattitudeofthecountries involved intheerisis. Weurgethelattertosoftentheirattitudes basedonpreconceived ideasand prejucUce. andtomM'Bha'l1 theirwilltorespond to"''hattheirrespective peoples demandandneed-thatistosay,purelyandsimply, peace. IwishtoremindthoseGovernments -everyone ofthem-thatwhentheyseek tosatisfy theirnational interests without consulting theinterests ofothers and without applying thebasicstandards ofethicsandinternational law,their victories areshort-lived and,ultimately, willnotoffsetthedamages suffered. Anecdotal history, aspresented bynewspaper ornewsreel reports, radioand teleVision, canextoltheapparent butincidental successes obtained through pressure, theuseofforceordemagogy. HCMever, thehistory thatenduresisvery unremitting andwillnotbedeceived, anditrecords andextolsonlythosewho respect thewillofthepeopleandstruggle tomeettheirneedsandaspirations.BBS/rd A/40/PV.6 23 (gresident Sanguinetti) Thereareotherdisorders thatafflict LatinA1IIerie:a. SOmearepeculiar to its/elfandcannotbetransferred, suchasthemanyunresolve-J borderdisputes, fuq!lled byimmature andanachronistic vieions ofnat1C\a'Jalism whicheventually se.rve oplytosupport armsI:aces,Yiththeirdevastating effects onourinstitutiolns. Othersmustbeviewedinadiff6rent context, suchasthatinthesubre9ion of whichmycountryisapart-theSOuthAtlantic, whichwasravaged bywarmorethan threeyearsago.Theproblem oftheMalvinas isnotsimply abilateral problem between Argentina andGreatBritain. ItisaLatinAmerican prClblem and,assuch, weassumeitinitsfulldimension. Thepermanent British presence intheMalvinas ignores oneoftheprinciples whichwerethebasisofthepolitical organization of theIbero-American continent, theprincipleofutipossidetis, whichwasformulated andapplied onthecontinent longbeforeGreatBritain's defactooccupation ofthe Malvinas whichhadtheeffect, precisely, ofnotallowing anyAmerican territory to remain unclaimed andopentooccupation byextra-continental Powers. WetrustthatGreatBritain, whichknewwhenthehistorical EOOmentwasripeto abandon vastpossessions allovertheworld,willsucceed inreconciling the dictates oflawwiththerulesofinternational coexistence. Hencewesupport Argentina's claimsandweareprepared todoeverything inourpowertocontribute toarapprochement between thosetwopartiesatthenegotiating table.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the crisis in Central America, the importance of understanding the deep-seated causes of the problem, and the role of the Contadora Group in resolving the crisis. The text also touches on the issue of the Malvinas Islands and Argentina's claims to the territory. The main focus is on the political and social aspects of the crisis, with some mention of economic and ideological factors. The text is more concerned with the humanitarian and diplomatic aspects of the crisis than with purely economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations