the Council wisely and successfully. 27. I also wish to congratulate Mr. Kamanda wa Kamanda. a representative of the Movement of Non- Aligned Countries. who with his well-known political qualities successfully conducted the offnirs of the Council in April. 28. I should also like to thank the Secretary-Gen- eral, on behalf of my Government, for the efforts that he made to being peace and tranquillity to the Mal- vinas area. 29. We believe that his dedication, wisdom, equa- nimity and political skill have been fully demon- strated. We are sure that the results of his action would have been totally successful had it not been for the intransigence of an extra-continental Power which wished to keep Latin America in a colonial status, and had it not been for the fact that the nego- tiations were taking place at a stage where success was very difficult. At an earlier stage efforts had failed. and then another Power, this time from our continent, tried to intervene and act in an allegedly neutral and impartial manner. 30. Mr. President, we should like to thank you and the other members of the Council for giving us an opportunity to intervene in this matter, which is of great importance to Latin America in general and Nicaragua in particular. 31. It is difficult for my Government to understand how at an advanced stage of the twentieth century we should have to meet to discuss such a problem as that before us, which not only endangers international peace and security but constitutes an absurd colonial situation. 32. The situation in one of our Latin American countries, the sister Argentine Republic, is truly alarming, At the present time, the military forces of a colonial Power from outside our continent are using force to establish alleged sovereignty over an archi- pelago which they illegally occupied in the past as a 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement, discussing international relations and a specific conflict between countries. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the text is likely a speech or statement made by a government representative or diplomat. The topic of the text revolves around the conflict in the Malvina Islands, which suggests that the text may be related to international relations, politics, or security.

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