Let me again thank you and please accept, Sir, my warmest sentiments. Wafaa SLEIMAN,

All the best wishes on this wonderful day.

With our thanks and very best wishes,

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I wish to thank the Security Council for its support.

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Hong Kong is a destination where I would always like to come.

We extend to him and the people of Burundi, our heartiest congratulations and best wishes for a new era of peace, stability and development.

Mr. Manis (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic) I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations and appreciation on your election to the chairmanship of this important Committee.

The Security Council expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims of these attacks and their families, and to the people and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.

I am happy to convey the greetings and best wishes of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and the entire Swazi nation.

Many thanks go also to Mr. Alan Doss for the clarity of his briefing.

The Security Council expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims of these attacks and their families, and to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

I commend the Special Committee for its hard work, and offer all the participants in this seminar my best wishes for success.

Mr. Penjo (Bhutan) I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting.

On behalf of the people of India and those affected, I once again thank the President very much for his very kind words of sympathy.

Residents of Qatar got a bit of rain and reactions on Twitter was a mix of shock, awe, confusion, and wishes for more to come.

On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our most sincere condolences to Lebanon and its fraternal people, as well as to Mr. Hariri's family.

They brought me to the personnel department, to an office where a woman was sitting.

Congratulates the Islamic Republic of Iran for gaining the confidence of the General Assembly of the Federation to organize the 2nd Islamic Solidarity Games and wishes it success.

A particular thanks goes to the excellent group of vice presidents, who have so skilfully and faithfully helped me lead the General Assembly.

Mr. Gallegos Chiriboga (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish) I wish at the outset to extend to you, Sir, the most cordial congratulations of the Government and people of Ecuador on Argentina's well deserved election to the Council.

During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as the most trusted man in America after being so named in an opinion poll.

I would also like to thank Co Chairperson Jean Ping for steering the proceedings of the fifty ninth session and for his welcome contribution to the preparations for this meeting.

I would like to thank each member of the Security Council for their positive contribution and the spirit in which the preparations for the resolution took place.

I should like to express my thanks and appreciation to the General Assembly for the expressions of solidarity and condolence following the death of Ambassador Sami Kronfol, Permanent Representative of Lebanon.

I would like to thank the chairman of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC), the chairman of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Kazakhstan for inviting me to speak on behalf of the European Union.

I would also like to thank the Secretary General for his substantive report (S 2005 69) on this issue, and to support the recommendations contained therein.

A man attended me and, without hardly letting me speak, he told me that if I was filling paperwork for the foreigners office, I d better head to the first floor.

Before concluding, I should like to thank the members of the Bureau of the Third Committee, as well as the members of the Secretariat, for their support and help in ensuring the successful completion of the work of the Committee.

Mr. Swe (Myanmar) First of all, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative you have taken in convening today's open debate on women and peace and security.

Allow me on this occasion to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. I wish him and this high level meeting every success.

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Mr. Garang de Mabior First, let me thank you, Sir, and this world body, the Security Council, for inviting me to this meeting.

On this occasion, I should like also to convey, on behalf of the Government and the people of the United Arab Emirates, our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of the United States of America and to the families of the victims of Hurricane Katrina for the tragic loss of life and property caused by the hurricane.

In the absence of any input on that question, I would request members whether they would consider requesting the Chair to come up with a proposal or a suggestion as to where we go from here.

Mr. Benmehidi (Algeria) (spoke in French) I, too, should like to thank Ambassador Denisov for his excellent presentation of the work of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for his efforts as Committee Chairman.

Mr. Meredov (Turkmenistan) (spoke in Russian) First of all, I should like to express sincere gratitude for the honour of addressing you from this rostrum and to convey, on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Ataevich Niyazov, best wishes for peace and prosperity to the peoples of all nations.

Mr. Abdallah (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic) It is my distinct pleasure to express to you and to your friendly country, the Kingdom of Sweden, my most sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency at this sixtieth session of the General Assembly and to wish you every success in your mission.

Mr. Pandey (Nepal) I have the honour and privilege to bring the warm greetings and best wishes of His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, His Majesty's Government and the people of the Kingdom of Nepal for the success of this High level Plenary Meeting.

Mr. FREEMAN (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) Mr. President, let me start also by joining in the welcome for Mr. Abe from New York and by wishing all the very best to our colleague, Ambassador Heinsberg of Germany, for the future.

I cannot conclude this statement without conveying to Ambassador Heinsberg the best wishes of my delegation and my own for professional success in his new duties, which we are sure he will undertake with his usual talent and dedication.

The Acting President (spoke in Spanish) Lastly, I would like to sincerely congratulate all women on the occasion of International Women's Day, especially my colleagues, the members of delegations and all women working in the Secretariat and other United Nations bodies.

In my national capacity, I, too, wish to thank Mr. Alan Doss for presenting the report of the Secretary General (S 2005 186), and I take this opportunity to welcome the participation of the Secretary General in this important meeting of the Security Council.

Mr. Buffa (Paraguay) (spoke in Spanish) Allow me at the outset to congratulate Minister Rafael Bielsa and the Argentine Republic on their timely initiative of convening an open debate on Haiti during the Argentine presidency of the Security Council this month.