how much the delegation of Zaire appreciates the measured way in which the Nicaraguan delegation approached this problem before the Council when it stated: “We have requested this meeting for serious and extremely urgent reasons, and not to make use of this forum to hurl insults at the United States Gov- ernment . . ,: .a . I . “We have not come here to level accusations . . . and . . . . * “Nicaragua calls on the Security Council to issue an explicit pronouncement . , . regarding the obliga- tion to seek peaceful means of solving the problems of the Central American region and the Carrib- bean . , + [i/hi, ptrrrrs. 28, 74 rrtd 871. 19. I therefore feel that in its patient quest for an appropriate solution to the problem before it, the Council should stay within the framework of that eminently politic and judicious request, 20. Mr. DORR (Ireland): Madam President, this is the last day of the month, but it is also the first time I have had occasion to speak in the Council in the month of March. Had I spoken earlier, I should have expressed to you my good wishes for your future conduct of the office of President. As it is, it seems more appropriate to thank you and to congratulate YOU warmly on the way you have presided over our work during a very difficult month. 21. I should like to take this opportunity also to thank your predecessor, Sir Anthony Parsons. Fol those of us who know him, it goes almost without saying that he conducted what may well be his last presidency of the Council with great distinction. but sometimes that which should go without saying still needs to be said. 1 should therefore like to offer him 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic statement or speech, likely from a United Nations Security Council meeting. It discusses the actions of various countries and the role of the Security Council in resolving conflicts. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international relations and politics.

**Category**
International relations