active frade relatione elth Ntcaragua. Among lts actiona, the follo$lng deserve mention. 23. On the occasion of the september 1984 oeetlng at san Jos6' costa Rica' of MinisEers o€ Foreign Affairs of the central Aoerican countries' the contadora Group, the EuroPean EconomLc @oounlty and Portugal and Spaln, the Secretary of state of the unlted states sent a letter to the EEC ttinisters encouraglng them to increase their co-operation with th€ central Aoerlcan countrtes and at the same ti,me strongly urging them to enaure that lnter-regional asslstance did not Lead to an inctease in'economic aid or any klnd of political support for lhe Sandinistas' 24. the secretary of statera arquoenta alleged domestic sltuatlon in Nicaragua. Community (EEc) lgnored the letter of the Nicaragua from its plans for co-opeEaEionwere the famlllar argunents FortunateIY, the EuroPean secretary of state and dld rlth the Central Aoericanconcerning the Econooicnot exclude region. 25. More recently, after taklng coercive economic neasures' including an illegal trade embargo, against Nicaragua, the United states haa been"brlnqing pressure to bear on Central American countries to Joln the eobargo. Economic coercion at the bilateral level 26. In the past year, in addltlon to contlnuinq the pollcy of not providing Nicaragua \rith any co-operation lrhich it began sben lt took office ln l98l the Reagan admlnlstration has expanded and lncreased i!s coerclve econoflic measures against Nicaragua culninating ln the recent tlade embargo ordered on I May, i.rh ich includes the suspension of united states servlces to our national airline AERONICA and to vessels flylng the Nicaraguan natlonal, flag. For this purpose the united States resorted to the implausible pretext of decLarlng a national emergency. 27. The embargo wl]I affect Nicaraguan exports totalllng $47 million and imports totalling $I34 million. 25. In additlon, on l May, the unlted states notifled Nicaragua of the Eermination
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the economic relations between the United States and Nicaragua, specifically the economic sanctions and trade embargo imposed by the United States on Nicaragua. The text mentions the economic impact of the embargo on Nicaragua, including the suspension of services and the effect on exports and imports. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is discussing international relations and economic policy.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development