Steps have been taken recently in Angola by both the Government and UNITA towards the fulfilment of important military tasks under the Lusaka Protocol. We welcome the fact that UNITA has made a formal declaration on the quartering of its troops and the delivery of its armaments and other matériel an…
Again I would like to stress that the contents of the Indonesian statements cannot hide the essential facts and the prevailing situation in East Timor. Nor can a period of more than 20 years suppress or erase the aspirations and rights of more than 700,000 East Timorese. We sincerely hope that Indon…
In reply to the exercise of the right of reply by the representative of Indonesia, I want to reiterate that, according to United Nations General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, East Timor is considered a Non-Self-Governing Territory. As far as East Timor is concerned, the decolonization p…
Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July. I have no doubts regarding the effectiveness with which you will be conducting the work of the Council. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate the Permanent Represent…
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 tribute to the memory of His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, who tragically passed away on 15 January 1996.
His Majesty King Moshoeshoe…
Madam President, allow me to congratulate you, on behalf of my delegation, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
I would also like to commend your predecessor, Ambassador Sir John Weston, on the manner in which he conducted the Council’s business last month.
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The question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council has been under consideration by the Open-ended Working Group since it was established by the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. Much work has already been done in the Working Group over the …
I would just like to recall that the present talks were undertaken on the initiative of Portugal. We are committed to the success of these talks. I reiterate what I have just said. Again, I wanted to say that the Secretary-General has our trust, and that we hope we will achieve progress in these tal…
I would like to reiterate here that Portugal has no interest in the question of East Timor other than its desire to see a recognition of the fundamental right of the people of East Timor to self- determination. It is our moral and historical duty as the administering State to work towards the achiev…
Mr. President, may I take this opportunity to welcome your presence here today and congratulate you on the manner in which Ambassador Legwaila has been very ably steering the work of the Council this month. A word of appreciation is also in order for the excellent work of Ambassador Cárdenas as Pres…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
