Let me begin by expressing Portugal’s gratitude to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Owada, for the thorough report on the Court’s work over the period under review. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as President of the Court.
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The situation in Kosovo is of great concern to the international community. The Council, through its resolutions 1160 (1998) and 1199 (1998), has given a clear response to this concern, of which the draft resolution before us is a logical extension.
We welcome the agreements that have been conclude…
Portugal fully supports the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) until 15 September 1998. It endorses the recommendation of the Secretary-General to extend the mandate for one month, taking into account the stalemate in the implementation of the Lusaka Pr…
I would like to start by saying that Portugal concurs fully with the statement just made by the representative of the Presidency of the European Union.
The consequences of the conflict in Sierra Leone and what seems currently to be the gradual emergence of a post-conflict situation require a coordi…
Portugal fully agrees and supports the explanation of vote just made by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union. In my national capacity I would like to add that the attempt to stop the circulation of documents prepared by the Secretary-General or to restrict the tra…
Our deep concern at the situation in Kosovo cannot be overstated. Not only are issues of political and human rights at stake, but
We therefore fully support the role assumed by the Contact Group in defining an action plan to end the violence in Kosovo and to bring about a political solution through…
At the outset, I would like to say that Portugal concurs fully with the statement made earlier by the European Union presidency.
The establishment of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) is an example of the cooperation of the United Nations with an African- led init…
I wish first of all, Sir, to express my delegation's satisfaction at seeing you presiding over this meeting of the Security Council. Your presence is logical not only because Gabon holds the presidency of the Council for this month, but also as a reflection of the role that your country, your Presid…
The reform of the Security Council, as evidenced by the adoption of resolution 48/26 and the establishment of the Open-ended Working Group, is one of the most important aspects of the comprehensive process of reform of the United Nations, to which we are devoting particular attention during this ses…
Portugal fully supports the objectives of the draft resolution before the Council. The measures contained in it seek to reverse the situation created by the illegal coup d’état in Sierra Leone and to bring about, by peaceful means, the restoration of democratic rule, constitutional order and respect…
At the outset I would like to state that we associate ourselves fully with the statement that will be delivered in a few moments on behalf of the European Union by the representative of Luxembourg.
Portugal, from the very beginning, actively supported the efforts of the international community to p…
Like others before us, Portugal would like to commend the African mediation in the resolution of the crisis in the Central African Republic. Moreover, we would like to pay tribute to the decision by the countries of that sub-region to establish an inter-African monitoring mechanism to help restore p…
My delegation wishes to express its satisfaction at the adoption by consensus of the resolution contained in document A/49/947, which reclassifies Portugal from group C to group B. In this connection, we have informed the Secretary-General that, as declared in our statement in the Fifth Committee, t…
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…
