I have the following speakers for today's plenary meeting Ambassador Leonid Skotnikov of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Tim Caughley of New Zealand, Ambassador Glaudine Mtshali of South Africa and Ambassador Juan Antonio March of Spain.

Ambassador Jean Marc de La Sablière (France), head of mission Ambassador Abdallah Baali (Algeria) Ambassador Alberto D'Alotto (Argentina) Ambassador Simon Bodéhoussè Idohou (Benin) Ms. Irene Vida Gala (Brazil) Mr. Cheng Jingye (China) Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj (Denmark) Ambassador Adamantios Th.

Vassilakis (Greece) Ambassador Kenzo Oshima (Japan) Ambassador Lauro L.

I should like also to express my gratitude to Ambassador César Mayoral, Ambassador Ellen Løj and Ambassador Mihnea Motoc for their substantive briefings and in general for their tireless efforts at the head of their respective committees.

Ambassador,

I have two speakers for today's plenary meeting, namely, Ambassador Clemencia Forero Ucros of Colombia and Ambassador Yoshiki Mine of Japan.

Ambassador Makarim Wibisono, Chairperson of the sixty first session of the Commission, introduced the members of the Expanded Bureau attending the meeting (Ambassador Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine, Ambassador Volodymyr Vassylenko, Deirdre Kent, Ambassador Hyuck Choi, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanian, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba).

The President I thank Ambassador Schori for his briefing.

The President I thank Ambassador Løj for her briefing.

The President I thank Ambassador Motoc for his briefing.

He subsequently became the Swedish Ambassador to France for 10 years.

I also wish to thank Ambassador Valdés for his comprehensive briefing.

In 2002 a gender ambassador was appointed for each Defence unit.

I turn to the fourth and for the time being the last speaker on my list, the distinguished Ambassador of Spain, Ambassador Juan Antonio March.

The ambassador returned.

Ambassador Adamantios Th.

Ambassador Lauro L.

Ambassador Francis Lorenzo

Ambassador (1976 present).

Ambassador Lauro L.

Ambassador Astete Rodríguez.

Welcome, Ambassador Landman.

The President (spoke in Chinese) I thank Ambassador Sardenberg for his briefing.

(Signed) Andrei Dapkiunas Ambassador

Ambassador Abdallah Baali (Algeria)

Ambassador Alberto D'Alotto (Argentina)

Ambassador Kenzo Oshima (Japan)

(Signed) César Mayoral Ambassador

Ambassador César Mayoral (Argentina)

Ambassador Shinichi Kitaoka (Japan)

Ambassador Gheorghe Dumitru (Romania)

(Signed) Fayssal Mekdad Ambassador

Ambassador Dr. Zia Nezam

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

(Signed) Mihnea Motoc Ambassador

In 2001, he was ambassador for Un gol per la ricerca (for the cancer research).

On 5 December 2007, Janković became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, for Children's Fund.

I would like to thank Ambassador Andrey Denisov, Chairman of the CTC, and Ambassador Javier Rupérez, Executive Director of the Executive Directorate of the Committee, for their work.

The President (spoke in Spanish) I thank Ambassador Vassilakis for his interesting comments.

We thank Ambassador Paul Badji for his initiative and leadership in that regard.

We also congratulate Ambassador Wang Guangya for the successful Chinese presidency in April.

The PRESIDENT (translated from Spanish) Thank you very much, Ambassador, for your statement.

I turn to the next speaker on my list, the distinguished Ambassador of France, Ambassador François Rivasseau.

(Signed) John R. Bolton Ambassador

Ambassador Simon Bodéhoussè Idohou (Benin)