TheeziatencG of•cllaato MOrOcoaducive toreaolving conflicts thathave 41'ag984 ODforyearaprovides aDopportunity ofwhichtheinternatiolllal co_unity Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBR/csmAl45/PV.8 54-55= (Mr.CayacQSilyerPortugal) o , t".9()­ '\1 \.:=::,shouldtakeadvantage toitsfullest. Asanexample, thedialogue inwhichthetwo.Eoreasarecurrently engaged, asveIl ~Btheireventual membership intheUnitc~ Nations~ constitutes amajorstnbilising factorforthatregionoftheworld. Thefundamental rightsandfreedoms ofthepeoples mustnotbehandled ina selective ordiscretionary way.Theuseofdoublestandards intheapplication of essential principles canleadtoinconsistent actionandtotolerance ofpotential violators andconstitutes athreattointernational peaceandsecurity. The international community cannotendorse conquest byforceorterritorial gainswon byblatantmilitary invasion withtheintentofimposing apolicyoffaitaccompli. Inthecaseoftheinvasion andoccupation ofEastTimor,non-compliance with therelevant resol"tions oftheGeneral Assembly andtheSecurity Council, combined with accommodat~~n toadefacto situation~ hassetagraveinternational precedent -unfortunately, aprecedent giv~Dfurther credence bytheinvasion and annexation ofKuwait. Portugal haasystematically calledtheattention oftheinternational community totheneedforrespect fortherightsoftheEastTimorese people, aa wellasfortheircultural andreligious identity. Weactinaccordance withthe responsibility incumbent uponus,recognized bytheUnitedNations, inconformity withitsCharter andpertinent principles andresolutions. Itisformycountry a moral,historic andconstitutional imperative -based o~theunanimous consensus of allourpolitical parties -todefend, byalllegitimate means,therightsofthe peopleofEastTimer,particularly therighttoself-determination andtoits !dontity asapeople. m Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library!'MD/l4-------------- A/45/PV.8 56 (Mr,CayacoSilya,Portugal) OnecannotexpectPortugal torefrain fromstrongly denouncing thesystematic violations ofhumanrightsandfundamental freedoms oftheTimorese, which'continue tooccur,according toreports fromunbiased andreliable sources. Portugal hasbeencompletely.open todialogue andtothesearchfora negotiated solution withallthepartiesdirectly involved, inaccordance with resolution 37/30. Wehaveco-operated closely withtheSecretary-General inhis mediation afforts toachievethatgoal.Ishouldliketoreiterate, unequivocally, ourwillingness topursuethatco-operation, inordertoachieve aninternationally acceptable, justandcomprehensive solution. Onlythiscouldbringrealpeaceto themartyred peopleofEastTimorandallowthemtovoicetheirconcerns; otherwise thdirlegitimate rightsarenotrespected. Theefforts oftheOrganization mustbefeltinvarious domains, with particular relevance forhumanrights. Everything shouldbedonetoachieve ~~neral compliance andobservance oftheprinciples oftheUniversal Declaration of BurnuRights. Thegrowing interdependence amongnations andcontinents hastakenonan important dimension andsignificance, particularly withregardtotheprotection of theenviroument. Problems inthisareaarefrequently global.and,therefore, itis urgentthatallparticipant~ takeresponsibility forajointsolution. Thedrugproblem isanother world8courqetowhichnocountryisimmuneatthe present time. Aneffective weaponagainst drugtrafficking onaninternational scaleistherefore apriority, andonlyappropriate international co-operation can successfuly carryoutthigBtrugqle indefence ofhumandignity. Thegrowing numberofrefugee~ ra~ultin9 fromthevariousconflicts ornatural disasters presents CDother challer~e thatrequires co-ordinated andeffective joint efforts bytheinternational community asawhole. _I.·•••-----a----...--------~~~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryI'MB/lt AloIS/PV.8 57 (Mr.CayacoSilya,Portugal) ••lazitigBaat-Mest t.nsions shouldDot~akeusforgetthatth.r.areserious structural illbalanc••Ht••nthevariouscountri.s ofCentral 811.dBast.rn Europe. Itshouldbethatastoftheint.rnational economic bodiesandtherichercountries toadoptmeasur.s ~\Ddprogrammes toh.lpeffectthetransition toamUltiparty d81lOcracy andaIIOrkateconODlyinthecountrie. thatabudoned authoritariOD syst••sofplODDed econo~ oftheirownfr.evill. wehavefollowed andsupport.d thepolitical andeconomic r.forms underwayin
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