text: ingetting IraqoutofKuwait, otherwise itwillbestillborn andnoonewilltake itseriously. Butoncethatisdone-andthatwillhappen- Ibelieve thenev order,initsdifferent shapesanddifferent guises,viIIgrow.Ibeli~veitvill flourish, andIbelieveitwillconsolidate, sothatthelastdecadeof",111i8 century, thedecadewhichwearenowentering, maywellturnouttobethesafest andthemostsuccessful. ADDRESS BYMR.ANIBAL CAVACOSILVA, PRIMEMINISTER OFTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC DO!PRESIDENT: TheAssembly willnowhear.anaddress bythePrime·· Minister ofthePortuguese Republic. Mr.ARibalCavacoSilya,PrimeMinister ofthePortuguese Republic, VII egCorted totherogtrum. ThePRESIDENt: Ihaveqreatpleasure inwelcoming thePrimeMinister of thePortuguese Republic, Mr.AnibalCav8coSilva,andinvitehimtoaddress th~ General Assembly. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRC/12 Alt5/PV.8 t& Mr.CAVACPSILVA(Portugal) (apokeinPortuge.e, Engli.ht"stfuralahed bythedeleqation): Iwouldliketocongratulate you,NI'.Pre.ident, Oil.your election tothepresidency oftheGeneral Aas.ably, andtoexpre.aPortugal'. confidence inyourhighpersonal atill., whichwillhelpguarantee thepoeitive results expected ofthiasession. 1woulda180liketoconveymycountry'. appreciation fortheeffective .aDDer inwhichMr.JosephGarbadischarged theimportant functiona ofPresident ofthe General Assembly atitaforty-fourth·.e.sio~~ Withthenotablygreater roltiplayedbytheUnitedRationa onthe international scene,particular mentionia~l.ocertainly duetothe Secretary-General, Mr.PeresdeCuellar, forallhebasdonetobolater contlnuad andauccessful efforta forworldpeaceanddevelopment. Inthepaatyear,profound world-wide changeahavetakenplace. 1.apscially welcome thedelegation ofNamibia, whosepresence inthiaGen.ral Aas.ably atteats tothefundamental roleplayedbytheUnitedNationsintheprocess whichledto thatcountry's independence. Ialsowelcome Liechtenatein asane.MemberoftheUnitedNations, whoae contribut~on tointernational co-operation ishighlyappreciatedo Mearewitnessinq afar~reachinq unfolding ofeventsinthecountries of Central andBastern Buropeandanacceleration inthepaceofhistory, whichis leadingtotheunification ofGermany andmakingtheobservanca oftheprinciples ofdemocracy andtherespect forhumanrightsalivingreality throughout the Europeau continent. Today,theendofthecoldwar,theconsequent detente.inlast-Wemt relations, disarmament andth~newformulas toachieve co-operation -allthesearedecisive factorsofstrategic import~ce. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryaC/12 Al45/PV.8 47 (Mr,Cayaqolilya,Portugal) AA...rgiag ~ltlpolar world,ho....r,eDtmils theriskofprolif.ration of regional conflict. ADdjustrecently, theprinciple. thatoughttogovernthe fr8edomofthepaeple. andthe80vereignty oftheMemberStates, suchas international lawaDdtheCharter oftheUDitedmatioDsitself, werebrutally violated wheoIro;,IDaDirresponsible act,occupied Kuwait. ner••poDs.oftheinternatioDal co_unity vasaD.z.mplary OD.,as deMOnstrated bytheunan180us d.cisioo oftheS.curity COUDcil, vhichimmediately cond....4theiDva.ioD ao4aDDeKation, andsubsequently imposed anembargo, Peace and.ecurity .ustrelyonfull co~li8Dce, onthepartofallDations, withthe priDciple. oftheCharteroftheUDit.dRatioDs, anditi.urg'Dtto.nforc.strict ob.erv_ce oflawandlOCJlt1alicy endtorestorefull.overeiCJDty toKuwait. Portugal, bothattheDatioDal levelandwithiDtheframework ofa co-ordiDated effortiDtheEuropean C~UDity, theWe.t.rD European Unionandthe UnitedRatioD., vl11contiDue tosupportalleDd.avours aimiD9atthetotal "lthdrawcl efIra~l.ilitary force. fr~itsoccupi.d n.ighbour. wealaothinkthattheUDited.ations re.olutioDS mustbefUllycomplied vith and,ifn.c••••ry,thatfurth.r...aut••shouldbetakeDbytheSecurity Council, W.favourapeac.ful solution totheconflict, whichcanonlyb.possible withan attitude ofd.t.~iDatioD andtherespoctofprinciples onthepartofthewhole int.rnational co.-unity. Iti.~cODviction thatthecrlsiathatha.brokeDoutintheGulfwiththe al1itery occupation ofKuwaitwillDotaffecttheclimat.ofworld-wide UDderstandlDg an4dialogue thatisbeiDge.tablish.d throughout theworld,as d.~Dstrat.4 rec.ntly attheaelsinki 8W11'1itMeting, bythepositive chug•• occurriDg iDC'Dtral andBeaterD Buro~, thedev.lopments iDsouthern Africaand therealprogre••madeiDthefi.ldof.di.a~am.nt. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryRC/12 Alt5/PV.8 48 (Hr.CavacRBily., p~U·t;ugal) Portugal hastriedtocontribute tothisne.cliaate, intheBuropean and worldcontests. Change.intheBastBuropeu countri.. aDdcons8CJUent accQptance ofthefundamental valu.sofde-ecr&cy andruleo{lawaadeitpossible forthe Government ofPortugal tohost,lastMarchinLisbon, withinthefr~wort ofthe
analysis: The text appears to be an address by the Prime Minister of Portugal to the General Assembly of the United Nations, discussing the situation in the Gulf and the occupation of Kuwait. The text touches on themes such as international law, sovereignty, and the need for peaceful solutions to conflicts. It also mentions the end of the Cold War and the changing landscape of international relations.