President-in-Office, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am sure you will understand the pride I feel as a Portuguese national at the general acclaim for the Portuguese Presidency' s excellent work in promoting equal rights for women during its term and particularly with regard to the special UN conference on Beijing+5.
Fru minister, hr. kommissær, kære kolleger, jeg håber på jeres forståelse for den stolthed, jeg føler som portugiser over den almindelige anerkendelse af det portugisiske formandskabs indsats for kvindernes rettigheder i løbet af dette halvår og under FN's møde om "Beijing +5".