[2350t/? ~~rti/~,q~], and I do not think it necessary to repeat ir. 75. Our primary concern right now, however. is the escalation of hostilities occurring in the Malvinas. Before this stage of confrontation was reached. the Foreign Minister of my country said in the OAS: **What is of primary importance is to put out the fire which has broken out in the destiny of America and calmly to find a formula to preserve peace and security on our continent. in the conviction that by so doing we would be rendering an inestimable historic service not only to America but also to the very future of mankind.” He also said: “No other country in America more than my own hns an interest in averting the serious crisis which has arisen in the South Atlantic, which, as time goes by, becomes ever more threatening and dan- gerous.” 76. Therefore, the Council should first find a for- mula for bringing about a cessation of hostilities and then engage in a search for machinery to bring about a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict. 77. My delegation is convinced that there does exist an appropriate framework, both in the Security Coun- cil resolution and in certain relevant resolutions of the General Assembly on the subject of decolonizu- tion adopted in 1965, 1973 and 1976, which recom- mended negotiations between the parties and which wet-c co-sponsored by my country. 78. Efforts to find a peaceful solution, which were given a notable boost in 1965 by the United Nations. should continue. We believe that the irreparable loss of life and enormous material damage suffered by both parties are painful proof precisely of how bene- ficial a negotiated solution to the conflict would have been, if there had been any concrete result from the last I7 years of contacts between Argentina and Great 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement addressing a conflict in the Malvinas, with the speaker emphasizing the need for a peaceful and lasting solution. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with no mention of economic or environmental issues. The focus is on finding a cessation of hostilities and a negotiated solution to the conflict.

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