At this historic time marked by countless challenges, I am greatly honoured to address the General Assembly for the first time in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of Sao Tome and Principe. The general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session…
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded address by His Excellency Mr. Evaristo do Espirito Santo Carvalho, President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
At the outset, let me join all those who have preceded
me at this rostrum in conveying, on behalf of the Government and the people of Sao Tome and Principe, our sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Indonesia, as well as the families affected by the earthquake that happened recent…
Allow me, at this seventy-first session of the General Assembly, to congratulate, on behalf of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, President Peter Thomson on his election and to wish him every success. We hope that during his presidency our Organization will be able to address and reso…
It is my distinct honour and privilege to participate in the proceedings of the General Assembly on behalf of and representing the Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Principe.
At the outset, I would like to respectfully congratulate Mr. Mogens Lykketoft on his election to the presidency of the Gen…
It is with a sense of both great honour and responsibility that, as the Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Principe, I take part in this great forum that will inaugurate a new process that, I am sure, will lead us during the next 15 years to a world that…
Among the many important issues and the draft resolutions that we have before us today, which Sao Tome and
Principe supports fully, we would like to focus on the declaration of the International Day of Yoga as a means of promoting health and evolution, if I may use that word. It is not only a matte…
It is a great honour and pleasure for me to take the floor for the first time in this world forum as Prime Minister and Head of Government, proudly representing the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
At the outset, please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President o…
I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your country’s presidency of the Council this month.
While there is much to say on this subject, for the sake of brevity I would like to start by pointing out that at the present stage of its history, the human race has enormously strengthened i…
Mr. President, let me congratulate your delegation on having organized this important debate, and allow me to go straight to the point.
What can be said about war that has not already been said by eminent and prominent personalities throughout human history? Therefore, I do not see much left to say…
On behalf of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, the country that I have the honour of representing in the highest forum of international diplomacy, where all States have an equal voice regardless of size or geographic location and which was created as a result of a pressing need for c…
First of all, on behalf of the Government of Sao Tome and Principe, and in my own name, I would like to congratulate Vuk Jeremić on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I am convinced that his experience as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Se…
The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe joins other speakers at this global forum in congratulating the President on his election to lead the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. His election is the acknowledgment by Member States of the more than 30 years’ experience that he and hi…
Allow me to convey to the President and to this noble Assembly the greetings of His Excellency Mr. Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes, the President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, who cannot attend this meeting for scheduling reasons. Since this is his last term as President on …
I have the privilege to take the floor on behalf of the delegation of Sao Tome and Principe. My delegation strongly rejects the recommendations of the General Committee. We noted with attention and deep concern the answer given to the letter of the President of Taiwan by the legal adviser of the Uni…
On behalf of the members of the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries — Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and Timor-Leste — I would like to welcome the adoption of draft resolution A/60/L.48, which establishes the Human Rights Council. The …
On behalf of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Timor-Leste and Sao Tome and Principe, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/59/L.14 under agenda item 56 (t), entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Angola, Cape Verde, Brazil, Timor-Leste, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe, members of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).
CPLP was founded on 17 July 1996 and became a United Nations observer in 1999. Since then…
I begin by joining previous speakers in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election. My Government is deeply gratified by the recognition of your accomplishments as someone from a country that is a member of the Small Island Developing States Network. We are confident you will lead the work …
Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on behalf of the State of Sao Tome and myself on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session, which testifies to the international community’s esteem for and recognition of the Republic of Korea and you personally. Pl…
