the good offices of the Secretary-General on the basis of the broad range of ideas which he had presented to my Foreign Secretary, Mr. Francis Pym. Tragi- cally, the Secretary-General felt obliged to report to the President of the Council on 20 May that his efforts had failed to produce the desired outcome I.s~v S/1509Y 1. 105. Before reverting to the specific question of the latest round of negotiations, I should like to set out some basic principles. 106. The first one is peaceful settlement. It is clear that the Argentine invasions were violations of Ar- ticle 2, paragraph 3, of the Charter--the fundamental principle of peaceful settlement. Both Argentina and the United Kingdom had long accepted that a dispute existed concerning sovereignty over the Falklands, The General Assembly had also accepted this. Instead of continuing to seek a peaceful settlement, on 2 and 3 April Argentina sought a military settlement. On I April, the Argentine Foreign Minister had expressly closed the diplomatic channels. These actions were contrary to a fundamental principle governing inter- national relations, something which demands the severest censure from the international community. Even those who have a different view of the sover- eignty question from .my own must surely agree that Argentina, by using force, violated the fundamental obligation on all States to seek peaceful solutions to their differences. Argentina thus violated Article 2, paragraph 3, and Article 37 of the Charter. 107. I turn now to the non-use of force. The Argen- tine invasion was carried out by the use of force against the entirely peaceful population of the Falk- land Islands, people who had threatened no one at any time. There was no question of self-defence by Argentina. It is clear, therefore, that the Argentine action was also contrary to Article 2, paragraph 4, of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal diplomatic statement or speech, discussing the conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands Islands. It highlights the violation of international law and the principles of peaceful settlement and non-use of force. The tone is formal and official, suggesting a high-level diplomatic or governmental document.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief