A welcoming host

The formal opening was preceded by a welcoming ceremony organized by the Government of Canada to mark the opening of the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the first session of the COP MOP.

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welcoming remarks by the Director in charge of legislation and documentation

Not everyone will welcome these changes.

All of this is welcome, at least in principle.

To date, his dialogue efforts had been welcomed.

So the increased importance of the G 20 should be welcomed.

As I write these words, Lebanon is giving five of its citizens fighters a hero s welcome.

For quite a while, Tetovo has been listed among the most polluted cities in the world.

The forthcoming resolution on the triennial policy review should seek to make a wider impact on development by taking stock of the system's performance over the past three years and establishing clear guidelines on how to make greater progress in the future.

Information on the amount of such expenditures would be welcome.

He turned out to be very welcome there were a hundred yellow ribbons.

Obviously, such deals will be unwelcome in the US.

Under current conditions, responding to China s rise with military force would be unwelcome.

In this final video, the homecoming was sweeter than sweet. A solider receives a warm greeting from his dog.

In a world of scarcity, more always seemed better.

Of course, America's economic support for political reform would be welcome.

The improved project implementation rates and the efforts by the Office to reduce fund balances were welcomed.

The American forces invading Afghanistan were originally welcomed as liberators, but NATO got involved without a proper plan of engagement, and after eight years the presence of foreign troops is no longer welcome.

So one meeting tends to lead to another meeting and tends to lead to another meeting.

All of this has underpinned a much welcome calm in financial markets.

As the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, famously said, the burqa is not welcome in France.

But China s looming slowdown is likely to be both manageable and welcome.

Such an outcome would be a welcome end to the dominance of Alemán and Ortega, who have served Nicaraguans poorly.

In that regard, the projected procurement savings were a welcome step in the right direction.

While many in Guatemalan society welcomed the presence of the Mission, MINUGUA faced tough criticism at times.

Where were you? At a meeting. A meeting at the beach with Sami?

In addition, holding a meeting of the Executive Committee before a Meeting of the Parties raises problems with regard to overlap with the Implementation Committee meeting.

The European Union welcomed the steps taken to address the serious issue of sexual exploitation and abuse.

CARICOM welcomed the efforts to reform and improve internal coherence and coordination within the United Nations system.

The announcement that the Darfur peace talks would resume in Abuja on 10 June was welcome news.

This is a very important meeting.

Tomorrow, a meeting will be held.

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Meeting of the Parties decision.

Meeting of Legal Advisers

While that would be welcome, such efforts need to be accompanied by an expansion of benefits.

Because she had negotiated Hong Kong s handover to China, she was a frequent and welcome visitor during my tenure.

In that regard, Japan commended the inclusion of UNHCR in UNDG, which had produced fruitful results.

Bangladesh welcomed the reduction of nuclear arsenals through arrangements outside the NPT. Such arrangements, however, should complement rather than substitute for the NPT.

Ukraine welcomed the adoption of the Convention against Corruption and had begun the process of ratification.

In particular, he welcomed the fact that priority activities could largely be financed by reallocating resources.