At the eighth emergency special session last September, my delegation had an opportunity to define once again the position of the Portuguese Gov-
211. In this context my Government has explicitly con- demned the acts of aggression agains~ Angol'!., a country which, to shelter refugees and to defend…
In a communique issued on 11 June 1981 the Government of Portugal condemned the Israeli military attack against the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor. Subsequently, and taking account of the general context of violence which unfortunately prevails in the Middle East, Portuguese public opinion expresses i…
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic re- jects all forms of racism and racial discrimination, and this reflects the most profound feelings of the Portuguese
33. The subjection of the majority of the South African people to laws imposed by the white minority is made possible only by the autho…
It has been repeatedly stated that a just and lasting peace in the Middle East will be achieved only through a comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the situa- tion prevailing in that area. My country fully shares that view, one that seems to muster the agreement of the international community.
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The United Nations has, since its inception, taken upon itself the task of bringing to a speedy end all forms of colonialism, racism and racial discrimination. Three decades after its foundation we are, however, still facing the challenge of transforming the abhorrent system of
ISS. The debate or. …
In my capacity as Chair of the Group of Western European and other States, I would like to warmly congratulate His Excellency Ambassador Srgjan Kerim of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on his election as President of the General Assembly for the sixty-second session. Ambassador Kerim’s ele…
The considera- tiDn of this item in plenaPj meetings is yet further evidence of the profound concern of the international community over the situation existing in South Africa.
251. The recent reshuffling of the Cabinet in South Africa leads us to believe and to hope~hat the Government will now be …
Item 126 of the agenda, which we have been discussing today, and the relattea draft resolution [A/32/L.3 and Add.1 and 2j spoasored by all the Arab States as well as by a consider- ahle number ofIslamic, African and other States, have been cuefitlyconsidered by the Portuguese delegation. The coBclus…
Allow me to explain very briefly the vote cast by the Portuguese delegation on the draft resolution entitled "International Declaration against Apartheid in Sports" [A/32/L.32J just adopted by the General Assembly.
292. Portugal has made very clear its unequivocal opposi- tion to any form of racial…
Year after year, the General Assembly has been called upon to discuss the situation in the Middle East in the hope, up to now always elusive, of helping to pave the way for a solution of the conflict opposing the Arab countries and Israel.
239. The position of the Portuguese Government re- galJing …
In returning to this rostrum one year after a debate on apartheid took place for th9 first time directly in the plenary meetings of the General Assembly, one cannot fall to acknowledge with the utmost apprehension that that policy has been aggra- vated in a way that seems to reflect complete insensi…
Portugal voted h favour of all the draft resolutions adopted by the General Assembly on the question of Namibia, out of consistency with my Govemment's over-all position on this problem and especially with the support it has always prOVided to thr. struggle of the Namibian people for their self- det…
A few moments ago the People's Republic of Angola became the one hundred and forty-sixth Member of the United Nations.
80. The world being what it is today, when full participa· tion in internationallífe requires an increasing utilization of multilateral channels, we can say that the admission of a…
The Portuguese delegation in recent years has by its votes supported practically all the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly on the question of Palestine. A few days ago /70th meeting/ we repeated our position on this question.
29. Last year the Portuguese delegation abstained in the vote o…
One of the questions to which the United Nations has in recent years been giving profound and sustained attention is that of the Middle East and, more specifically, the problem of Palestine, and indeed this is fully justified.
2. This is one of the most serious questions from the standpoint of inte…
The Portuguese delegation abstained in the vote on the draft resolution concerning me question of the Comorian island of Mayotte.
99. Last year, Portugal voted in favour of resolution 3385 (XXX), which approved the admission of the Comoros to the United Nations and reaffirmed its national unity and…
The problems of the Middle East are among the most difficult the world has faced during this century. They are certainly among those which have caused the most anxieties and frustrations for our Organization. Vear after year we have discussed lhem, but so f!,~-despite all the efforts, despite all th…
1 should like to say just a few words in reply to the intervention of the repre- sentative of the Soviet Union.
162. Once again the Soviet Union representative felt completely free to bestow upon the Portuguese nation and the Portuguese people any insult that took his fancy. Expressions such as "ma…
1 would make the same reply that 1 made as regards the representative of Ghana.
82. In smnmary, my delegation has set forth during the debate the following points so that representatives might have a clearer understanding of the situation in Angola: first, there is ample evidence that recent events…
The subversive move- ment which foreign conspirators have long since been threatening to launch in Portuguese Africa had its first performance in Luanda, the capital of Angola, in the first week of February.
92. It is undeniable that we were in the presence of a foreign-sponsored movement with worl…
