Mr. Gopinathan (India) It is an honour for us to see you, Sir, presiding over the Council's deliberations today.

We also have the honour to introduce, on behalf of our fellow sponsors, draft resolution A 60 L.23, on sustainable fisheries.

I am delighted that it was during Namibia's presidency of the Security Council in October 2000 that an open debate and discussions were initiated which culminated in the adoption of this landmark resolution resolution 1325 (2000) which we have the honour of reviewing today.

Mr. Mabhongo (South Africa) We are honoured to participate in today's open debate, especially given that this is the fifth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security.

We have the honour to forward to you the joint declaration on the Kars Akhalkalaki Tbilisi Baky new railway connection project between the Republic of Turkey, Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed on 25 May 2005, in Baky, Azerbaijan (see annex).

Upon instructions from our respective Governments, we have the honour to request, pursuant to rule 14 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the inclusion in the agenda of the sixtieth session of a supplementary item entitled Holocaust remembrance , under the heading Promotion of human rights .

In that context, we are privileged to make the solemn commitment that the AU and its mediation will cooperate fully with the Security Council, the Secretary General and other United Nations institutions and personnel to bring lasting peace to Côte d'Ivoire as a matter of urgency.

We, the undersigned, the Permanent Representative and the Chargé d'affaires a.i., present our compliments to the President of the Security Council and, with reference to the meeting held by the Syrian Lebanese Higher Council in Damascus on 7 March 2005, have the honour to transmit to you the text of the closing statement.

We have the honour to inform you that the Governments of Mexico and the United States of America co hosted a Country led Initiative in support of the United Nations Forum on Forests on the Future of the International Arrangement on Forests in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 25 to 28 January 2005.

We have the honour to forward to you the text of the joint statement concerning cooperation between Japan and the Federative Republic of Brazil on United Nations reform, issued by the Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi, and the President of Brazil, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in Tokyo on 26 May 2005 (see annex).

We are similarly honoured and proud to be this year's host country to the meeting in the Latin American and Caribbean region of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which will be held in Caracas from 13 to 15 December.