I thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for the 90-day report on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I reiterate my delegation’s full support for the challenging work that is being accomplished under his able leadership. I also congratulate the Panel of Experts o…
I thank Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing. I also welcome His Excellency Mr. Zalmai Rassoul to the Council and thank him for his statement.
Both of those statements presented a clear and comprehensive picture of Afghanistan today, of its achievements and of the challenges that still…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict, an issue to which Portugal attaches great importance. Let me congratulate Germany on its leadership in the Working Group and the work that has been accomplished there.
I naturally thank the briefers for their excellent…
Portugal would like to thank France for having organized this extremely timely debate.
As the months go by, the world helplessly watches as a most savage repression is unleashed against a people who are only asking for the recognition and respect of their most basic rights. The Damascus regime resp…
I would like to begin by welcoming Serbia’s Prime Minister, Mr. Ivica Dačić, in his first appearance at the Council in that capacity, and to wish him the best in his high duties. I also welcome Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo and thank both Prime Ministers for their statements. I also thank Mr…
I had not intended to speak at this meeting and, as usual, will keep my comments for our consultations later. But I must say that I should dispel the erroneous impression that the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which we all know is the majority party in Guinea-B…
I thank Robert Serry for his very comprehensive and useful briefing, as well as the representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
Portugal naturally aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered later by the observer of the European Union.
The sit…
Portugal is deeply disappointed that the Security Council was not able to remain united in support of the six-point plan and the efforts of the Joint Special Envoy. The purpose of the draft resolution S/2012/538, which we co-sponsored, was to reinforce the Council’s commitment to the Annan plan in a…
Thank you, Madam President, for presiding over the Council. It is always an honour and a pleasure to have you with us. I would like to congratulate the Colombian presidency of the Council for having organized this important debate. I should also like to thank you, Madam, for the excellent concept no…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting on this very important subject. I would like to start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abou Moussa for the very comprehensive briefings on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and on United Nations Regional O…
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor and organizing this debate. I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous and Executive Director YurI Fedotov for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of Ambassador Tanin and his statement. They have all given us a b…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important open debate. Let me also thank the Secretary-General, Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos, Assistant Secretary-General Ivan Šimonović and Mr. Spoerri for their important contributions to the discussion of an issue of particular relevance to the…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate.
Peacekeeping and peacebuilding are at the core of United Nations activities, and those of the Security Council in particular. It is therefore not only useful but also, in our view, extremely important to take the opportunity to interact at reg…
Like others, I wish to thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his briefing and to commend him for the excellent work accomplished under his leadership by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), on Iran. I fully share in the views expressed in his proposals and conclusions.
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I thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the Tribunals for their very useful and comprehensive briefings here today. Allow me also a special word to congratulate Judge Joensen for his recent election as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). I also wish to extend our co…
Allow me first of all to thank Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev of Azerbaijan and his team for the efficient presidency for the month of May. I also take this opportunity to convey to you, Mr. President, the full support of my delegation for your presidency for this month.
I wish to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocam…
Portugal welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2048 (2012). We thank all delegations for the very active cooperation that they lent us in order to draft it.
We see the resolution as another step forward in the Security Council’s response to the military coup that interrupted the democratic …
I also wish to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his report and for comprehensive briefing today. I want also to commend him for the work under way and for the efforts that his Office is undertaking to establish the truth and investigate all facts and…
I would like to thank Special Representative Augustine Mahiga for his very helpful briefing and analysis. Allow me also to thank His Excellency President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed for his presence and for his statement.
Portugal welcomes the progress made to date in the implementation of the Kampa…
I would like to welcome the High Representative, Ambassador Valentin Inzko, and convey to him Portugal’s appreciation and support for his important and demanding work and that of his Office, in the interest of peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I also thank him for his very comprehensive…
