UN General Assembly
1992

of universality of the United Nations has thus gained more expression. I hope that countries still under foreign occupation will, in the not-too-distant future, also join the community of nations represented here. Among the countries still under colonial occupation is East Timor. Historical and cultural ties link us with the people of that Territory under foreign occupation. My country sincerely hopes the ongoing negotiations between Portugal and Indonesia under the auspices of the Secretary-General, as mandated by the General Assembly, will produce positive results which will make it possible in the near future for the people of East Timor to exercise its inalienable right to self-determination. The Assembly welcomed with enthusiasm the end of the cold war which put an end to the spectre of a nuclear holocaust and the policies of bloc rivalry. Cape Verde, together with many other countries, has great hopes for the new era announced by the end of the cold war. We hope that this new era will be dominated by peace ‚Äûn the world, cooperation among countries, global