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