UN General Assembly
1991

We were pleased to learn of the recent disarmament initiatives taken by the two super-Powers. The Government of Guinea-Bissau congratulates these countries and their Governments on their courage and their determination to continue their efforts in this regard. We are convinced that the considerable sums that will be released by arms reduction at the international level should be channelled towards development assistance, education and the struggle against disease, hunger and illiteracy. My country hopes that the efforts by the African States to turn Africa into a denuclearised continent, as called for in the 1964 Cairo Declaration of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), will be given the necessary support by the international community.