the General Committee (A/42/250 and Corr.1, para. 32). the Assembly decided to include the item in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session (decision 421402). At its forty-third session, the General Assembly had before it a progress report of the Secretary-General (A/43/588), in which he stated that Indonesia and Portugal had agreed, in principle and subject to the elaboration of mutually acceptable terms of reference, that a Portuguese Parliamentary delegation would undertake a visit to East Timor and that, to that end, the Permanent Representatives of the two countries should resume contacts under his auspices, with a view to reaching agreement on the indispensable terms, modalities and the timing for the proposed visit. On the recormnendation of the General Cossnittee (A/43/250 and Corr.1, para. 28), the Assembly decided to include the item in the provisional agenda of its forty-fourth session (decision 43/402). At its forty-fourth session, the General Assembly had before it a progress report of the Secretary-General (A/44/524), in which he stated that, on separate occasions in the course of his discussions with the Presidents of Indonesia and Portugal, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Portugal, and the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, he had obtained a reaffirmation from both sides of their commitment to achieving a comprehensive and internationally acceptable solution to the question of East Timor. While it might be regrettable that the pace of progress had not been constant, he was encouraged by the increased frequency of discussions between the two sides in recent months. Those talks were being conducted in a conetructive atmosphere and in a serious manner. It was his hope that the remaining matterr relating to a visit in the Territory by a delegation from the Portuguese Parliament would be resolved in the near future and that such a 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international relations and diplomacy, specifically the efforts of the United Nations to facilitate a resolution to a conflict between Indonesia and Portugal over East Timor. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a focus on international politics and governance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations