I welcome the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Head of State of one of our brother countries, and the members of the Government of Timor-Leste. I also thank him for his inspiring words and the heartfelt references he made to my country. I also…
Portugal has always been supportive of the African Union’s efforts in Somalia. Within the European Union, we have consistently supported the financing requests for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) through the African Peace Facility. As members of the Council, we have constructively enga…
We are honoured by the presence of His Excellency the President of the Togolese Republic. We thank him for presiding over this important debate and for his opening statement.
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I thank the Togolese presidency for taking this initiative and for making possible a reflection on how t…
Through you, Sir, I thank the President for convening this meeting of the General Assembly to discuss such a serious and pressing matter as the one before us today. I would also like to thank High Commissioner Navi Pillay for updating us on
developments since 19 December, when the Assembly last add…
I would like to welcome Minister Eamon Gilmore of Ireland to the Security Council. I congratulate him on his assumption of the functions of Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and thank him for the very informative briefing outlining the Irish prio…
I thank Mr. Edmond Mulet for his comprehensive and very useful briefing and for having introduced the Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/72). I welcome the presence of Mr. Farid Zarif via video teleconference. I would also like to welcome Foreign Ministers Vuk Jeremić and Enver Hoxhaj and thank them…
This is indeed a sad day for the Security Council. Once again, it was unable to act to send a forceful and united message to the Syrian authorities to stop killing and torturing their people, even though in the recent hours hundreds more have been killed.
How long will this Council allow the Syrian…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this important meeting. I wish to welcome His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, and Mr. Nabil Elaraby, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to the Council. I would also like to thank them for th…
Let me start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing and for outlining the main aspects of the report of the assessment mission (see S/2012/42). The report is in our opinion a very good basis for a serious reflection on the nature and scope of the problems affecting the Sahe…
Allow me to join others in welcoming you, Mr. Minister, to the Council and to thank you for chairing our debate. I also thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for his very thorough briefing, as well as the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements. Po…
Let me thank South Africa for bringing forward this important matter under its presidency and for holding this debate open to the participation of the wider membership. The focus of this debate is on the rule of law in the context of conflict and post-conflict situations, which is clearly a crucial …
I would like to start by thanking South Africa not only for giving us the opportunity to discuss this important issue, but also for President Jacob Zuma’s presiding over the meeting. We are particularly honoured by this fact.
Portugal believes that a strong relation between the United Nations and t…
Somalia is experiencing important changes at several levels. We fully subscribe to the Secretary-General’s assessment that it is time to take advantage of the existing window of opportunity in three different but interlinked dimensions: the security, humanitarian and political dimensions.
I should …
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to that resolution. The report covers the period from 27 September to 22 December 2011.
Many developments have ta…
I would like to thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his informative 90-day report on the activities of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), as well as for his able leadership of the Committee. I would also like to kindly ask the Ambassador to convey Portugal’…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for his comprehensive briefing today and thank Ambassador Staffan de Mistura for his participation in today’s meeting and for his outstanding work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I wish him well in his new and im…
First of all, I wish to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their very comprehensive and useful briefings. Allow me a special word to congratulate Judge Meron on his rece…
We thank you, Madam President, for having convened this briefing on a topic to which my country attaches great importance. I would also like to thank the briefers, Ms. Judy Cheng- Hopkins and Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, for the very useful views they have shared with the Council on this matter.
It is …
Thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on an issue to which Portugal attaches great importance. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe and Ms. Orzala Ashraf Nemat for their very useful statements.
The theme of this y…
Allow me to present our sincere condolences and solidarity to the people of Turkey after the terrible earthquake that struck their country, and to Saudi Arabia on the passing of the Crown Prince.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his very useful briefing, as well as the Permanent Repr…
