65. Mr. President, I wish to thank you and your col- leagues on the Council for granting our request to par- ticipate in this debate. We have not sought this parti- cipation to enter into polemics or to engage in slander or recrimination. To do so would be to render a disservice to the cause of peace in the region and to the people of Nicaragua, whose fortitude and patience are being so severely tried from one day to the next. At any rate, do not, we all know who is behind all this military activity directed against Nicaragua? Who among us is in any doubt as to where the millions come from to fuel counter-revolutionary activity against the Government of Nicaragua, or from where come the arms that are turned against the people of Nicaragua? Rather, our request for participation is motivated by our concern at the dangerous course which events in Central America are taking, in particular in relation to Nicaragua. 66. As a State of the region, Guyana is grieved at the hostility and aggression that have been unleashed and are intensifying against the people and the territory of Nicaragua. We condemn the escalation of that aggres- sion, most recently in the form of the mining of Nicaragua’.s major ports. Not only does this action constitute an attempt to blockade Nicaragua; it also constitutes a reckless endangerment of intemation- al navigation. We are also alarmed at the steadily in- creasing militarism in Central America. The people of that subregion, who have been seeking for so long to throw off the shackles of poverty, underdevelopment and ignorance, are undeserving of these excesses, which only place them on the brink of a full-fledged armed confrontation with implications not only for Central America but for the entire Latin American and Caribbean region. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from a government or diplomatic entity, expressing concerns about the political situation in Nicaragua and the region of Central America. It mentions military activity, aggression, and the mining of ports, which suggests a focus on international relations and conflict resolution rather than economic or social issues.

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