UNiTED NATIONS -_._. ---- ----I--- ----.---_.--.-------- General Assembly Security Council Distr. GENERAL +-7-T- A/40/640 S/17468 16 September 1985 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fortieth session Items 21, 72, 84, 132 and 133 of the provisional agenda* THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA: THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY AND PEACE INITIATIVES SECbRITY COUNCIL Fortieth year REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF GOOD- NEIGHBOURLINESS BETWEEN STATES PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BETMEEN STATES Letter dated 16 September 1985 from the Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General I have the honour to transmit to you the text of the press release dated 13 September 1985 and the annexes thereto issued by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Contadora Group and of the Central American countries at the COnClUSiOn of the meeting which they held in Panama City on 12 and 13 September 1985. I should be grateful if you would have this letter and its annex circulated as a dcoument of the General Assembly, under items 21, 72. 84, 132 and 133 of the provisional agenda, and of the Security Council. (Signed) David SAMUDIO, Jr. Ambassador Permanent Representative * A/40/150. 85-25132 15940 (El A/40/640 S/17468 Enq I. i sh Paqe 2 tress release dated 13 September 1985 issued hv the MiniL: rs -- tor Foreign Affairs ..I_ of the Contadora Group and of the Central. American Countries The Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela met in Panama City an 12 and 13 September 1985 with their counterparts from Costa Ricri, Guatemala, Ilonduras and Nicaragua, as well as the Vice-Minister for Foreiqn Affairs of El Salvador, for the purpose of exchanging views on the Contadora Act on 
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