between countries and regions. That this is a moment of veritable crisis is thus very evident. 142. My delegation pays the highest tribute to the Secretary-General, who endeavoured indefat- igably over the past weeks to seek to establish a cease- fire and a framework for a negotiated settlement, with the active participation of the two parties directly involved. There is no doubt that he made good pro- gress, thanks to the desire all round to achieve a peace- ful solution and to implement resolution SO2 (lY82). as stated by both countries to the Council. The Secre- tary-General presented a draft text, during his efforts, which, combined with further suggestions and elabo- rations on the basis of his consultations with both parties, could, as he said, restore peace and herald the beginning of an enduring solution to the conflict. How- ever, even the extent of agreement to these proposals, which was, in the Secretary-General’s words, “sub- stantial and important” [236&h mceti,lg, parrr. 191, was not enough to lead the way from a warlike situa- tion towards the negotiating table, for as the Secretary- General stated, “the necessary accommodations had not been made” [ihid., ptrrrr. 211. Today a full-scale war, in all its fury, is raging in and around the Mal- vinas Islands. Furthermore, it is a war between two countries which, until a few weeks ago, had cordial and very friendly relations. 143. Although situated in South-East Asia, which is so far away from the scene of conflict, the Govern- ment of Indonesia is no less gravely concerned with the developments arising out of the Malvinas dispute. On IO April last, my Government, through its Foreign . Ministry, underlined this concern in a press statement. It expressed the sincere hope that the two parties to the dispute, with both of which Indonesia maintains 