I would like to extend to His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Mr. José Ramos- Horta, a very cordial and warm greeting. The Prime Minister’s presence at this debate reflects the great significance that the Government of Timor-Leste attaches to the role that th…
I would like to explain the Portuguese vote on draft resolution I, on the question of Western Sahara. Portugal recalls its earlier
statement in the Fourth Committee and stresses that its abstention should not be interpreted as being in favour of either one of the opposing parties on the issue, but …
I would like first and foremost to thank the President for having convened this joint debate and for her words of encouragement regarding Security Council reform expressed at the beginning of our deliberations. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Qatar, the current President of the …
I would like to begin, like previous speakers, by extending my warmest congratulations to Ms. Haya Rasheed Al- Khalifa, the first woman in nearly 40 years to take up the position of President of the General Assembly. This is good news for international politics. I wish her every success in dischargi…
It is an honour for me to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Portuguese Government on such an important issue as the midterm comprehensive global review of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010.
We align ourselves with th…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council. Before I start my remarks, I would like to greet Foreign Minister José Luis Guterres. It is an enormous pleasure to see him here again in this
building and especially in the Council. I would also like to thank…
First and foremost, I would like to start by thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. Throughout the current session of the General Assembly, several important measures and decisions have been adopted in the reform process of our Organization. Much of the credit for…
I am grateful for this opportunity to address the Security Council. I would like start by thanking Mr. Ian Martin for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Timor- Leste. Mr. Martin is an old friend of Timor-Leste, and it is good to see him once again. I also take this opportunity to commend…
Portugal aligns itself fully with the statement already delivered by the representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union. We would like to take this opportunity to touch upon some issues of particular relevance to our country.
Twenty-five years into the epidemic, the world possesses, for …
I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for the end of mandate report on the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) (S/2006/251), as well as for the proposal contained therein on the establishment of a follow-on integrated United Nations office, in response to the request made…
Mr. President, I would like first to thank President Xanana Gusmão and Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta. I also wish to express my appreciation for President Gusmão’s most valuable contribution to this debate.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on the situation of Timor-L…
Allow me at the outset, Madam President, to congratulate you on your recent election, and to wish you every success as you carry out your lofty responsibilities.
I would like to align myself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Finland on behalf of the Presidency of the European…
I would like to extend my Government’s and my own most sincere condolences to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and to its people on the loss of life and the casualties that resulted from the horrendous terrorist acts in Amman.
I would like to start by thanking the President for convening this very t…
On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, it is a great honour for Portugal to present draft resolution A/60/L.2, entitled “Policies and programmes involving youth”, on behalf of the 49 sponsors listed in that document and the fo…
On behalf of the Portuguese Government, I have been designated to represent Portuguese youth during this special meeting of the General Assembly devoted to youth.
I wish to associate myself with the statement made by the youth representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union.
I…
I am returning to the Assembly Hall after 10 years. In September 1995, I had the honour of being elected President of the General Assembly. I well know, therefore, what a difficult task it is, and I congratulate you, Mr. President, Ambassador Jan Eliasson, on your recent election. I wish you every s…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the way in which you have been conducting the work of the General Assembly this year, which is a very significant one for
the United Nations. We renew our strong commitment to work towards successful and ambitious decisions on how to ada…
I am honoured to be here today representing Portugal at this follow-up to the meeting that resulted in the Monterrey
Consensus. That meeting, just over five years ago, was a watershed in the slow but inexorable process of consolidating global consciousness that development is a matter that must be …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his final report (S/2005/310) on the United Nations Mission of Support in East
Timor (UNMISET), as well as Assistant Secretary- General Hédi Annabi for his presentation. I take this opportunity to praise the dedicated efforts of the civilian, military…
First of all, let me express my Government’s condolences to the Government of Bangladesh on the tragic death of nine peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on the situation in Timor-Leste and Special Representative of …
