UN General Assembly
1982

the Malvinas Islands in the agenda of the present session of the General Assembly, to be discussed in plenary meeting. None the less, I now urge the countries involved in the controversy to resume as soon as possible the required negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations for the purpose of resolving that dispute. The peaceful settlement of disputes is and must continue to be, within the United Nations, perhaps the most powerful instrument for achieving peace and security. The General Assembly has not discussed the question of Korea in the pa x years. Guatemala feels that it should be for the Koreans themselves to find a peaceful solution to the problem of Korea and that the Organization can help to create a favorable climate in which to resume inter Korean talks rather than engage in an unproductive debate on the question. Nevertheless, in view of the tense and unstable situation prevailing at present in the Korean peninsula, my country is of the opinion that resumption of the dialogue between North and South Korea is urgent, so that, through