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1987-09-24
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  1. “For these reasons we have always upheld adherence to and full respect for the spirit and letter of the conventions drawn up by the specialized agencies within the United Nations system, similarly we positively support the consensus expressed by the approval of resolution 40/61 of 9 December 1985. That agreement deserves our tribute inasmuch as it was the first time that a consensus was reached on such a difficult issue having such a wide range of implications, and we are firmly convinced that we should pursue actions in accordance with the spirit of such a resolution, in our opinion, this is a problem that, given its gravity and urgency, should be carefully addressed by the whole international community.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  2. “I should like also to acknowledge the important role played by non-governmental organizations since safeguard of human rights is a task that we should all embrace and one that affects us all. In the same framework please allow me briefly to refer to another subject of increasing concern in today's world, namely, the systematic practise of violent acts carried out by organized groups that do not respect the democratic order prevailing in our countries. These actions, no matter who perpetrates them or why, directly jeopardize personal rights, freedoms and safeguards, such as the rights to life, to freedom and to security.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  3. “Important legislative work is being caned out based upon the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As a parallel development, we believe that the international community should embark on a concerted effort to reinforce the systems of surveillance and verification of the implementation of human rights. Measures like the appointment of special rapporteurs, the creation of task forces, the presentation of reports, the organization of international conferences an< congresses on specific subjects or specific cases of presumable violation of human rights, wherever they may occur, have proved to be fruitful and should be pro 3ted and reinforced in the future.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  4. “Since we firmly believe in these principles, we cannot share the misleading concept that State sovereignty can be invoked to prevent international safeguards of human rights, not even if lack of social and economic development is used to justify lesser observance of and respect for civil and political rights. On the contrary, the implementation of human rights should, in our opinion, be a primary concern in the assessment of the major problems that afflict the international environment today. In this regard we cannot stress enough the paramount importance of the role that the United Nations and its several organs and specialized agencies have Ь en playing and should continue to play.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  5. “But it was likewise inspired by the possibility of making a more decisive contribution in this field since human rights are one of the main items of Portuguese foreign policy. We cannot talk about human rights without bearing in mind that in many areas of the world millions of people are still denied safeguard of the most fundamental fight, the right to life. We firmly believe that international peace and security, as well as the social and economic development and progress of the different nations, can be fully achieved and safeguarded only if they are based upon resolute implementation of human rights, social justice and each individual's freedom to choose and pave his own destiny.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  6. “My Government pays particular attention to the measures affecting the humanitarian conditions of the people of East Timor and sincerely welcomes the Secretary-General's intention closely to follow such developments "so as to promote future and constant improvements in the conditions of the Territory". Therefore we participated in the work recently carried out in Geneva by the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities, which, in the framework of the issue of the violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, approved a resolution on the situation in East Timor. Portugal has recently been elected by the Economic and Social Council to membership in the Human Rights Commission. As an applicant, my country was fully aware of the particular responsibilities entailed in such membership.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  7. “Hence, we have agreed once again to the postponement of the debate called by the General Assembly, in view of the progress report of the Secretary-General issued on 8 September. Our sincere disposition actively to co-operate in the fulfilment of the mandate carried out by the Secretary-General is based, as we repeatedly stated, on clear-cut underlying principles: the absence of any sort of claim over the territory of Timor, which is closely linked to us by historical bonds the search for a dignified settlement that will respect the religious and cultural identity of the people of Timor, and the fulfilment of its legitimate aspirations} respect for the right of the people of East Timor and of any other people freely to decide upon its collective destiny in full compliance with the fundamental and unquestionable principle of self-determination, in accordance with resolutions 1514 (XV) and 1541 (XV) of the General Assembly of the United Nations.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  8. “Unable to fulfil its obligation as the administering power and, in view of there having been no practical results after seven years of condemnation of the occupation of the Territory by Indonesian forces, Portugal decided to request the intervention of the Secretary-General. We are still relying on the mandate under which the General Assembly, in resolution 37/30 in 1982, requested the Secretary-General to search for an equitable, universal and internationally acceptable solution to the question o East Timor. Further consultations and useful contacts have been carried out w thin the framework of that mandate, keeping the dialogue open in the hope of reaching positive results.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  9. “Tribute should be paid not only to the conditions embodied in this agreement but also to the atmosphere of good understanding that prevailed throughout these negotiations and allowed for the safeguarding and strengthening of the bonds of friendship and co-operation that already existed between our two countries. The perspectives are now opened in our relations with the great nation of China. Nevertheless, there are instances in which countries should, or have to, resort to the mechanisms established in the Charter of this Organization in order to look for an equitable settlement of disputes. This was the case of Portugal in relation to East Timor.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  10. “However, I am pleased to mention here an example where calling upon this role was not needed and an exclusively bilateral settlement was reached, thanks to the understanding among nations and to their good will in the search for a solution of their differences. I am referring to the agreement signed between the People's Republic of China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, establishing the necessary conditions for the transfer of the exercise of sovereignty over the territory of Macao, to begin in It should be noted that from the beginning of such negotiations there was no dispute over the title of sovereignty, which the Portuguese Constitution of 1976 had already acknowledged as belonging to China.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  11. “These have been, after all, important goals of the United Nations ever since its creation 40 years ago, and they have become a constant source of inspiration to Governments and men of good will. The United Nations has acquired a long and rich experience as a mediator. This is no less remarkable than its ability at the same time to preserve, over and above everything else, a legitimacy of its own that defines it as the irreplaceable instrument for co-operation and understanding among the peoples that make up the Organization. · I have already referred to the role of mediator played by this Organization and its contribution to the settlement of conflicts.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)

  12. “First of all, allow me to congratulate the President on his election to such an eminent post. We are certain that his well-known merits will be a decisive contribution to the success of the work of this forty-second session of the General Assembly. Likewise, I should like to pay tribute to the outgoing President, Mr. Rasheed Choudhury, for the competent manner in which he carried out the duties of the presidency. In such a troubled period of international life, it is for me a special pleasure to address this Assembly as Foreign Minister of a Government which, under the leadership of Professor Cavaco Silva, was able to find for Portugal a balance between political stability and economic and social development and the fulfilment of the ideals of freedom, democracy and solidarity.”

    1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)