Allow me first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the very able manner in which you have steered the work of the Council throughout the month of January. A very special word of appreciation is also due for the efforts of your delegation in keeping Member States very well informed, on a daily bas…
The Portuguese delegation fully supports the statement made by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union concerning the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations.
We sincerely hope that a new page has been turned in the history …
It is a great honour for me to address the International Conference on Families on behalf of my country and to have this opportunity to express views on such crucial issues as those relating to the International Year of the Family.
The Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Famili…
It is with pleasure that I warmly congratulate Mr. Amara Essy on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. In his election I see a recognition of the role that Côte d’Ivoire, a friendly African country, has played on the international scene as well as an appr…
We have before us a draft resolution concerning the granting of observer status in the General Assembly to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. My delegation counts itself among those that have cosponsored that draft. We did so bearing in mind the historical ties between our country and the Order …
Before addressing the very important question that is before the Council today, please allow me first to compliment you, Mr. President, on the very able manner in which you have conducted the
I believe it is well known to all that Portugal and Angola have very special and very strong ties that unit…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States.
It is with deep sorrow that I pay tribute to the memory of President and Commander-in-Chief Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau of the Republic of Fiji, who passed away this week.
President Ratu Sir Ganilau earned widespre…
It is with deep sorrow that I wish to pay tribute to the memory of the late Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, Jozsef Antall, who passed away this week.
Prime Minister Antall, who was also President of the Hungarian Democratic Forum, was known for his courageous and combative posture in the…
I have the honour to speak in my capacity as Chairman of the Group of Western European and Other States for the current month of December.
The decision to proclaim 1994 the International Year of the Family was taken exactly four years ago, in General Assembly resolution 44/82. By that resolution th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States.
It is with deep sorrow that I wish to pay a tribute to the memory of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, who passed away on 7 December.
President Houphouët-Boigny earned widesprea…
Since the end of the cold war international relations have changed dramatically, and, although the world may have become a somewhat more uncertain place, the way may now be open for the United Nations to fulfil the principles enshrined in the Charter signed almost 50 years ago in San Francisco.
Acc…
Portugal supported draft resolution A/48/L.25, which has just been adopted, concerning the zone of peace and cooperation in the South Atlantic.
Portugal has long-standing special relationships with many countries in the region, and we attach great importance to strengthening our links and cooperati…
It is a great honour for me to represent my country as High Commissioner for "Project Life" - National Plan for Drug Control - and to address the Assembly to report on the role played by Portugal in all United Nations efforts to combat illicit trafficking in and abusive consumption of drugs.
In a s…
Since this is the first time I have had the honour to speak in plenary meeting at this forty-eighth session of the General Assembly, please allow me, Sir, to congratulate you on your election and wish you all the best in the conduct and fulfilment of your duties.
Portugal follows with great interes…
Mr. President, I should like to begin by congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly and by expressing our confidence in your ability to steer the proceedings of the present session.
I also express our gratitude to the outgoing President, Mr. Stoyan Ganev, for the …
My remarks will be very brief. I
wish only to remind the representative of Indonesia once again that the
question of East Timor is on the agenda both of the General Assembly and of
the Special Committee on the Situation with regai"! to the Implementation of
(Mr. Jenie, Indonesia)
the Declaratio…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I extend to the people and to the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and, above all, to the family our deepest condolences on the death of Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Islam Karimov, the fir…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the European Union (EU) and the European Community as a party to the Convention on the Law of the Sea. The candidate countries Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential…
Allow me first, Sir, to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the thirtY-3eventh session of the General Assembly. Our good wishes will be expressed officially ~y the Prime Minister of Portugal when he speaks ID the general debate.
187. The decision taken by…
The serious situation in the Mid- dle East is the subject of general concern in the interna- tional community, which rightly considers the peaceful settlement of that crisis to be one of the most pressing tasks before it in the pursuit of world peace and security. The problems besetting the Middle E…
