between countries and regions. That this is a moment of veritable crisis is thus very evident. 142. My delegation pays the highest tribute to the Secretary-General, who endeavoured indefat- igably over the past weeks to seek to establish a cease- fire and a framework for a negotiated settlement, with the active participation of the two parties directly involved. There is no doubt that he made good pro- gress, thanks to the desire all round to achieve a peace- ful solution and to implement resolution SO2 (lY82). as stated by both countries to the Council. The Secre- tary-General presented a draft text, during his efforts, which, combined with further suggestions and elabo- rations on the basis of his consultations with both parties, could, as he said, restore peace and herald the beginning of an enduring solution to the conflict. How- ever, even the extent of agreement to these proposals, which was, in the Secretary-General’s words, “sub- stantial and important” [236&h mceti,lg, parrr. 191, was not enough to lead the way from a warlike situa- tion towards the negotiating table, for as the Secretary- General stated, “the necessary accommodations had not been made” [ihid., ptrrrr. 211. Today a full-scale war, in all its fury, is raging in and around the Mal- vinas Islands. Furthermore, it is a war between two countries which, until a few weeks ago, had cordial and very friendly relations. 143. Although situated in South-East Asia, which is so far away from the scene of conflict, the Govern- ment of Indonesia is no less gravely concerned with the developments arising out of the Malvinas dispute. On IO April last, my Government, through its Foreign . Ministry, underlined this concern in a press statement. It expressed the sincere hope that the two parties to the dispute, with both of which Indonesia maintains 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic statement addressing a conflict between two countries, specifically the Malvinas Islands dispute. It does not contain any references to economic, natural resources, environmental, agricultural, industrial, transportation, communication, or scientific topics. The text is focused on the political situation and the efforts of the Secretary-General to mediate a peaceful solution. The humanitarian aspect of the situation is also mentioned, but it is not the primary focus.

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