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lines on the record: 721
first: 1997-01-10
most recent: 2005-10-13
sittings or episodes: 86
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“I thank the representative of Pakistan for the kind words he addressed to me and to my predecessor. There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 3 pm.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Pakistan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Kazakhstan, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Ageyev (Kazakhstan) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The next speaker is the representative of Kazakhstan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I thank the representative of Argentina for his kind words addressed to me and my predecessor. The next speaker is the representative of Norway. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I thank the representative of Ukraine for the kind words he addressed to me. As I stated previously after the intervention of the Ambassador of Canada, States members of the Security Council certainly have taken note of the remarks made by other Member States. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Argentina. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Ukraine. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I thank the representative of New Zealand for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Mexico. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I thank the representative of the United Arab Emirates for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of New Zealand. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of the United Arab Emirates. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I thank the representative of Canada for his kind words addressed to me. Members of the Security Council certainly took note of his initial remark. The next speaker is the representative of Egypt. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I thank the representative of the Republic of Korea for the kind words he addressed to me and to the members of the Security Council. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Canada. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of the Republic of Korea. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Australia. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“The next speaker is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, His Excellency Mr. Kamal Kharrazi. I welcome him on behalf of the Council and invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Portugal. I would like to state that in voting in favour of the draft resolution before us, Portugal's position is fully reflected in the statement that will be made by the presidency of the European Union. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/1998/476. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bahrain, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Gabon, Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1172 (1998). I now call on the Secretary-General.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“It is my understanding that the Council is ready to vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the following other documents: S/1998/450, letter dated 1 June 1998 from the Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary- General; S/1998/458, letter dated 2 June 1998 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General; S/1998/463, letter dated 2 June 1998 from the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General; S/1998/464, letter dated 4 June 1998 from the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; S/1998/468, letter dated 3 June 1998 from the Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General; and finally, S/1998/473, letter dated 5 June 1998 from the Permanent Representatives of China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“Kharrazi (Islamic Republic of Iran), Mr. Tello (Mexico), Mr. Powles (New Zealand), Mr. Aass (Norway), Mr. Kamal (Pakistan), Mr. Lee (Republic of Korea), Mr. Yel'chenko (Ukraine), and Mr. Samhan (United Arab Emirates) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/1998/476, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Costa Rica, Japan, Slovenia and Sweden.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Petrella (Argentina), Ms. Wensley (Australia), Mr. Fowler (Canada), Mr. Elaraby (Egypt), Mr.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bahrain, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Gabon, Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1171 (1998). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 4.15 pm.”
1998-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3889 (1998) · source
“In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite Mr. Dabor to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. It was so decided. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/ 1998/466, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.”
1998-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3889 (1998) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of June, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to Mr. Njuguna M. Mahugu, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of May 1998. I am sure I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Mahugu for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation in Sierra Leone The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Sierra Leone, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda.”
1998-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3889 (1998) · source
“Security Council resolutions demand that States fully cooperate with the Tribunal in the fulfilment of its mandate. We strongly support the appeals to that end. Finally, I would like to say that the important work of this Tribunal and of the International Tribunal for Rwanda points ever more emphatically to the need for a permanent court to bring the perpetrators of war crimes and other serious international crimes to justice. Portugal will strongly support the establishment of an international criminal court this summer at Rome.”
1998-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3878 (1998) · source
“In seeking to prosecute, try and convict war criminals, the international community, through the Tribunal, is laying a foundation of justice which in turn will foment trust and hope in Bosnia and elsewhere in the former Yugoslavia, where former neighbours became enemies, and where former enemies must now become neighbours once more. For this entire process to be effective, the Tribunal must be given the necessary means to function, and this is the reason for today's draft resolution. Through the Secretary-General, the President of the Tribunal, Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, has requested that the Security Council establish a third trial chamber. This would be decided in the draft resolution before us. We strongly support these additional resources for the Tribunal. Portugal is honoured to have a judge serving on the Tribunal.”
1998-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3878 (1998) · source
“In paving the way towards the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Bosnia, the High Representative is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the civilian aspects of the Peace Agreement, in which the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, particularly, the United Nations International Police Task Force, play a crucial role. There too, Portugal has police observers on the ground. However, this long process of peace-building must also be based on reconciliation among the various communities. This is where the Tribunal comes into play.”
1998-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3878 (1998) · source
“My delegation associates itself fully with the statement delivered by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union. As a sponsor of the draft resolution before the Council today, Portugal reaffirms its full support for the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. The Tribunal plays a crucial role in the significant efforts that the international community is making to help peace take root in the former Yugoslavia. In Bosnia today, it is the Stabilization Force (SFOR) that ensures a secure environment for the implementation of the Peace Agreement. Portugal continues to field troops in that Force. But the mere absence of war does not make peace.”
1998-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3878 (1998) · source
“The same could be said of our significant bilateral cooperation with that country. United Nations intervention in Angola has been a major investment in peace by the international community. We very much hope to see a continuation of that international support. We want to be sure that the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation will be able to show us how best to assist Angolans in the near future.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“The incidents in Chongoroi and N ' gove require a full investigation by MONUA and the prosecution of those responsible. The draft resolution before us fully reflects our views on these issues. Before concluding, allow me to pay tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Maitre Beye, to Major-General Sibanda of Zimbabwe and to all the men and women serving in MONUA under the direction of Maitre Beye. I would also like to recognize the importance of the recent visit that the Chairman of the Sanctions Committee, my dear friend Ambassador Mahugu, paid to Angola and other interested countries. We have already felt the positive impact of his visit. As the largest troop and civilian police contributor to MONUA, Portugal demonstrates in a very clear way that it believes in a successful conclusion of the peace process.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“This is, of course, a task for the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation, which already includes UNITA. But none of this will be possible until the completion of the extension of central administration. Only after this has happened will we be able truly to believe that the peace process in Angola is becoming irreversible. By then we will be in a position to revisit positively the issue of sanctions against UNITA. We sincerely hope this message is fully understood. Portugal is deeply concerned about and strongly condemns the recent attacks against the personnel of United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA), the Angolan authorities and the civilian population. The cold-blooded massacre of more than 20 civilians in Ganda was an abomination.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“But it is equally relevant to note that this process should have already been completed, as well as to recognize that the Angolan Government has shown remarkable restraint and flexibility in this chapter of the peace process. Excuses for further delays are not credible. Inside Angola the de facto existence of two competing centres of power, with different territories and armies, is, and in our view always has been, simply unacceptable. The 1992 elections are valid, and UNITA's leadership should focus its activities on discussing with the Government, in Luanda, the steps both should take to consolidate peace, build a democracy and rehabilitate the economy of the country. The organization of the next elections, within a reasonable, realistic and internationally acceptable framework, could be part of those discussions.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“What is still missing in this ongoing picture? Trust is still a rare political commodity in Angola. It will take years to overcome mutual fears and suspicion. In Angola, war has been the rule - the normal state of affairs - over recent decades. But peace prevailed between the signature of the "Acordos de Paz" and the 1992 elections, and peace has again prevailed since 1994, a fact we should all emphasize. Why? Because it means that peace is indeed something tangible and achievable. The completion of the extension of central administration to UNITA-held areas, in particular to the localities of Andulo and Bailundo, is a prerequisite for a lasting peace in Angola. True, central authority has been established in 269 out of 335 locations envisaged.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“Portugal warmly welcomes the most recent steps by the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation and UNITA towards completing the remaining tasks of the Protocol. In particular, I would underline the importance of UNITA'S statements on the total demilitarization of its forces, which MONUA has been verifying; the return to Luanda of a meaningful part of UNITA's leadership; the cessation of Radio Vorgan broadcasts, a step we would like to see as irreversible; the promulgation by the Government of the law granting special status to the leader of UNITA; and the appointment by the Government of the provincial governors, vice- governors and ambassadors nominated by UNITA. These actions prove the Angolan Govemment's commitment to live up to its name. They also enable UNITA to show its will to transform itself into a political party.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“This seems to be particularly true when one considers the military aspects of the peace process. My delegation takes seriously the persistent allegations of the existence of a large number of unregistered and un- demobilized UNITA elements. In this context, we concur with the Secretary-General's assessment that "It is obvious that the conclusion of the peace process will depend on the full demobilization of UNITA, especially the absentees and the residual troops, which are still a cause of serious concern." [5/1998/333, para. 49] Of course, it would be unfair not to recognize progress already achieved in the current peace process based upon the "Acordos de Paz" of Bicesse and the Lusaka Protocol.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“Allow me to welcome the presence among us of the Vice-Minister of Territorial Administration of Angola, General Higino Carneiro, and his delegation. I would also like to associate myself with the statement just made by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union. Peace in Angola has been an elusive goal which the Security Council and the Angolans themselves have been trying to reach for years. Today, we might have reasons to feel that our ship will reach a safe harbour. As the Secretary-General acknowledges in his latest report on the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA), 11 out of the 12 pending tasks defined by the Lusaka Protocol have been completed. For the record, I would just add that the Joint Commission recognizes that those tasks have been formally completed.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“The problems that face Africa are not easy to overcome, and many human and material resources are required. But I agree with the Secretary-General that these problems can be overcome with political will. Let us show that will.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“My delegation is ready to work on many of the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his very important report. The momentum should be maintained, and we believe the Security Council should respond positively to the Secretary-General's call to reconvene biennially at the ministerial level to assess the situation and to hold a summit-level meeting. As I stated earlier, Portugal will work hard in support of the international community's efforts in Africa. To this end, we have already proposed that a Euro-African summit be convened in the year 2000 to establish, for the first time, a political dialogue at the very highest level between the two continents. The European Union has adopted this proposal, and talks have begun with our African partners to make this a reality.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Angola will therefore be an important test of the international community's resolve and commitment to these concepts, and we hope that all Member States will support this effort and not abandon the Angolan people. We could not agree more that peace requires both good governance and sustainable development. They are two sides of the same coin. If it is true that the international community must help Africa towards achieving real economic growth, it is equally true that good governance must be practised if development and peace are to become deeply rooted. The process of democratization and respect for human rights and the rule of law are fundamental pillars of the edifice of good governance. But, as the Secretary- General reminds us, development itself is a human right and the principal long-term objective of all countries in Africa.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Portugal endorses the "strategic framewor " approach to peace-building, which would provide an integrated strategy, through the definition of criteria, to help countries in crisis and permit the coordinated intervention of States, international organizations and non- governmental organizations. While on the subject of peace-building, I would like to refer to the case of Angola, where a peacekeeping operation is winding down. This has been a major investment in peace by the international community. But many tasks remain to be completed and will have to be carried out in a peace-building context, as defined in the report before us today.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“We are encouraged to note the importance the Secretary-General attributes to post-conflict peace- building, particularly his view that peace-building elements should be explicitly and clearly identified and integrated, from the outset, into the mandates of peacekeeping operations. We fully share this View, and last year Portugal tried to bring precisely this question before the Security Council during informal consultations with a View to its formal consideration. This process is crucial to ensuring a smooth transition after the withdrawal of peacekeeping operations, and many peace- building components are an integral part of those operations from the very beginning.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Turning now to humanitarian assistance, we can generally endorse the recommendations made by the Secretary-General and are ready to contribute actively to their development. We agree that all special human rights missions should be funded from assessed contributions and strongly endorse, with him, the notion of children as "zones of peace". The recommendations regarding refugee camps are also welcome, particularly in ensuring the safety of the camps and the separation of combatants from refugees. The proposal to hold combatants financially liable to their victims under international law when civilians are made the deliberate target of aggression is an interesting one, both in Africa and elsewhere. However, it is not immediately clear to us how this proposal would be implemented.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Regarding the implementation of comprehensive settlements, Portugal agrees that a multidisciplinary peacekeeping operation may well represent the best chance to establish peace and to build a foundation for lasting development, based on respect for human rights and the rehabilitation of civic institutions. Portugal will continue, to the best of its ability, to contribute and to participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, as it has done in Mozambique with the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ), in Angola with the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM) and the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) and in Western Sahara with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“When Africa needs the United Nations, the United Nations must not turn its back. This is not only a question of responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations; it is ultimately also a question of common sense. The paralysis to which the Secretary-General refers must never return to this Organization and its Member States. In concrete terms, the emphasis given in the report to preventive deployment is merited. Timely action taken to prevent conflict can save lives and resources, and we fully support resorting to this type of response.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Portugal is actively supporting efforts to reinforce the capacity of Africa to respond to conflicts, including peacekeeping efforts. The international community should continue to assist in the development of these capabilities. The Portuguese Foreign Minister, Mr. Jaime Gama, stressed the importance we attach to this at the Security Council meeting of 25 September 1997, held at the initiative of the United States, which led to the report before the Council today. In particular, he referred to the pivotal role the Organization of African Unity (OAU) should play in this regard. But he also stressed that the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, has the ultimate responsibility in the maintenance of international peace and security, and it cannot shirk this burden.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“In this context, I would like to stress the importance of preventing arms that have been collected at the end of one conflict from ending up in another war on the other side of the continent. The United Nations should have a clear role to play here, supported by Member States, in ensuring that weapons collected are destroyed. We support the Secretary-General's call upon African countries to reduce their defence budgets. We recognize, however, that this is not always easy or possible in certain cases where internal stability is threatened. The international community can also help by providing adequate support, including financial incentives, to Governments that enter into agreements to reduce their military budgets. Portugal agrees that this entire subject of arms proliferation should be taken up by the Security Council.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“The United Nations has a central role to play in ensuring this, as it did successfully in Mozambique, which is now a model to follow in conflict resolution. Sanctions can be a useful tool in conflict resolution, and we agree that they must be better targeted so that those politically responsible are the ones that are directly affected, while the population at large is spared as much as possible. I am pleased to note here that Portugal is able to respond positively to the appeal by the Secretary- General regarding legislation making the Violation of a Security Council arms embargo a criminal offence under national laws. We already have such legislation. The proliferation of arms is a scourge on the African continent. More must be done to stop the illegal flow of weapons, particularly small arms, across borders from conflict to conflict.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“In a pragmatic spirit, I would like to make a few preliminary remarks on certain aspects of the report. My delegation agrees that early warning mechanisms for conflict prevention also require early action to make them useful. Concrete measures should be considered to ensure that the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, provides a timely response to impending crises. The Secretary-General is right to point out that, when the international community is engaged in peacemaking efforts, the non-proliferation of mediation efforts should be encouraged. What is important is not how many are involved but whether or not their efforts are tightly coordinated towards the same goals.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“One concept seems to stand out in the Secretary- General's report, and that is the absolutely fundamental need for political will. Political will is needed on the part of African States themselves, but it is equally required from the international community as a whole. It is needed to find political, not military, solutions for the problems that face Africa today. Political will is needed to commit to the principles of good governance, in democracy and with respect for human rights and the rule of law. Political will is needed from the international community to help free economic development in Africa from its constraints. And political will and courage are very much needed to avoid future situations in which the United Nations would unfortunately be seen to have turned its back on the African people.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Realism, pragmatism and objectivity: these are the perspectives that frame the very important report of the Secretary-General on conflict and peace in Africa. And it is now up to the international community, the States Members of the United Nations and Africa itself to respond in the same vein. Portugal intends to take up the Secretary-General's challenge, and is heartened by his words pledging that the United Nations not only seeks but welcomes its role in forging a new beginning in its relationship with Africa. We will support this process not only here in the Security Council, in the General Assembly and in other parts of the United Nations system, but also in the European Union and other international forums.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“In this regard, we also see the reactivation of the Commission as designed to impress on those forces intent on undermining peace in the region that their actions will not be tolerated. Finally, let me also underline the importance Portugal attaches to the call upon all States in the Great Lakes region to ensure that their territory is not used as a base for armed groups to launch attacks against any other State, in Violation of the relevant provisions of international law. We believe that regional instability cannot be solved through military solutions. There is no alternative to genuine processes of national reconciliation.”
1998-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3870 (1998) · source
“The Oslo Conference, convened by both the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers and by the United Nations Development Programme, has also proven to be a significant contribution to the solution of this problem. My delegation firmly believes that this process should be deepened and enlarged. The Portuguese delegation considers that this draft resolution, while seeking a formal reactivation of the International Commission, also constitutes an important signal of the interest and concern on the part of the United Nations towards the region. The pernicious flow of arms in the region may require from us all a careful analysis of the root causes of the current situation if we wish to find real solutions to those problems.”
1998-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3870 (1998) · source