imposed on that Latin American country, 176. As hostilities in the conflict were assuming. proportions which could grow out of the control of the parties and extend to cover a wider area, thus exacer- bating the grave threat to international peace and security, and as other peace initiatives, particularly those of the Secretary-General, with the support of the President of the Council, encountered obstacles which it has been impossible to overcome so far, the Presi- dent of the Republic of Peru proposed to the Covern- ments of Argentina and the United Kingdom, on 20 May, a new formula to bring about peace in the South Atlantic. The idea of that formula was that, it being impossible so far to achieve a formal agreement, the parties would subscribe separately to the latest pso- posal for agreement submitted by them to the Sec- retary-General, and that would bring about com- pliance with those clauses on which there existed common ground. For example, there could be a cease- fire, the mutual withdrawal of forces and the adminis- tration of the islands by the United Nations or by a contact group made up of several countries, within an agreed time-frame. 172. On 28 April, the Twentieth Meeting of Consul- tation approved, with some modifications, the reso- lution proposed by Peru and co-sponsored Costa Rica and Honduras [S/15008, fln/zc.~I. by Brazil, 173. AS the tireless endeavours of the United States Secretary of State met with no response and did not yield the results hoped for by the parties, the Govern- ment of Peru, because of its profound concern at the aggravation of the conflict, considered it indispensable to continue exploring possible formulas for bringing the parties together and preventing a further deepening of the crisis already existing between Argentina and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a conflict between countries in the South Atlantic, and a proposal for a formula to bring about peace. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. The focus is on international relations and conflict resolution. Therefore, it is likely that the category is related to international relations.

**Category**
International relations