UN General Assembly
1983

182. It is necessary to avoid military preparations and to set aside all the factors which could provoke confrontation. Uruguay once again reiterates its fervent appeal for a search for peaceful and worthy solutions and again expresses its readiness to co-operate with other nations to this end. The United Nations can and must play a proper role in the creation of a legal and political framework that will make such solutions possible. 183. My country, as a member of the family of Latin American nations, particularly affected by the scale of suffering afflicting many human beings because of the persistence of violence in Central America.