The President of the Security Council, Ambassador Somavía, has already outlined the main elements in the present report of the Council and has pointed out relevant questions addressed during the period under consideration regarding the improvement of the methods of work of the Council.
Portugal wel…
The work of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) is fundamental to achieving the goals that the Council established in adopting resolution 687 (1991). Full cooperation on the part of the Iraqi authorities is essential to this process.
The Security Council must be consistent in its decisio…
Portugal agrees with the assessment of the political and the security situation in Haiti made by the Secretary-General in his latest report.
Indeed, despite some progress, the situation in the country remains fragile, both in political and economic fields. The continued support of the international…
Portugal associates itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
These important achievements were obtained with the firm engagement and support of the international community, and particularly of the United Nations Angola…
The representative of the presidency of the European Union has just expressed our
We hope that the present extension of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) and the Mission’s new and important role in the electoral process will constitute positive contributions tow…
Portugal voted in favour of the draft resolution submitted by Egypt and Qatar.
I do not need to elaborate on the Portuguese position on the decision of the Government of Israel to build a new settlement in the Jabal Abu Ghneim/Har Homa area of East Jerusalem. My country co-sponsored the draft resol…
On this occasion of profound grief for the Chinese people, Portugal sincerely regrets the death of China’s Paramount Leader, Mr. Deng Xiaoping, a central and historic figure in the construction of modern China.
Mr. Deng Xiaoping was instrumental in the deepening of relations between China and Portu…
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…
