had ended hopes of an early end to hostilities. In the declaration of San Isidro de Coronado, in December 1989, the Central American Presidents had appealed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations to exercise his good offices with a view to renewing the dialogue in El Salvador. Early in 1990, representatives of the Government of El Salvador, of the FMLN and the Secretary-General had signed an agreement in Geneva on the process of dialogue. The people and Government of El Salvador greatly appreciated the Secretary-General's participation in that event. 73. Article 1 of the Geneva agreement provided that the purpose of the process would be to end the armed conflict as soon as possible by political means, to stimulate the democratization of the country, to guarantee full respect for human rights and to reunite Salvadorian society. The agreement also stipulated that the initial goal of the dialogue would be to end the armed conflict and all acts prejudical to the rights of the civil population. The final object of the dialogue would be to reincorporate FMLN members into the civil, institutional and political life of the country. 74. Pursuant to the Geneva agreement, three dialogues had taken place early in 1990. The first, in Caracas, provided that the following seven points should be discussed, namely: armed force; human rights; judicial system; electoral system; constitutional reform; economic and social problems; verification by the United Nations. The meeting had also stipulated that the armed conflict should end before mid-September 1990 with a view to achieving an electoral, legislative and municipal process in an atmosphere of peace, full participation and freedom from intimidation, with particular reference to the elections to be held in March 1991. 75. The second dialogue had taken place in Mexico in May 1990 and had started 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the process of peace talks and negotiations between the government of El Salvador and the FMLN, with the involvement of the United Nations. The text mentions specific topics to be discussed, such as armed force, human rights, and constitutional reform, which are all related to politics and governance. Additionally, the text mentions the goal of ending the armed conflict and reincorporating FMLN members into civil society, which further supports the idea that this text is related to politics.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education