It deserves renewed commendation.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

On the whole, the report deserves our thanks and commendation.

You, Lepic, got your publicity and a commendation from Paris.

The Director General and his staff deserve our commendation for their excellent service.

There are of course many recent successes that deserve our commendation and support.

The management of UNMIS deserved commendation for acting quickly on the initial observations of ACABQ.

Finally, the interpreters have been doing a wonderful job that deserves my appreciation and commendation.

We also agree with the commendation of the Court's work during the period under review.

Our peacekeepers have earned commendation from the international community for their dedication, discipline and professionalism.

The positive role which the United Nations continued to play in Liberia also merited commendation.

This report deserves high commendation for the manner in which it sets forth the various subject matters.

The work of the UNDP Special Unit for Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries deserved commendation in that connection.

I would like also to reiterate Romania's commendation of the continued improvement of cooperation between Timor Leste and Indonesia.

The success of the United Nations and the Organization of American States in shaping the agreement deserves our commendation.

Our commendation is due also to the two Vice Chairmen, Ambassadors Chew Tai Soo of Singapore and Wilhelm Breitenstein of Finland.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

I would also like to extend my delegation's commendation to Judge Theodor Meron for the achievements and progress the Tribunal achieved under his leadership.

We salute that outstanding son of Africa, and we include in this commendation President De Klerk, whose open minded attitude has earned our admiration.

Our commendation and tribute are extended to the Special Committee against Apartheid, which over decades has remained the critical focal point of actions to eliminate apartheid.

The commemoration of 25 years of UNFPA apos s activities, exemplified throughout by dedicated and meritorious service to our communities, deserves our commendation and international recognition.

My commendation extends, of course, to all those who cooperated with him to make agreement possible, notably Ambassador Chew Tai Soo of Singapore and Ambassador Saboya of Brazil.

Equally deserving of commendation is Venezuela's initiative in the Caribbean, called Petrocaribe, which will help Caribbean countries to respond to the challenges posed by the high price of oil.

Both the Israeli Government and the PLO deserve commendation for this far reaching achievement, as well as encouragement to carry it through to the desired end namely, full Palestinian statehood.

The efficient and prompt manner in which the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has responded to a mandate given it to prepare studies on these proposals deserves our full commendation.

At this important moment in the political development of Namibia, all those who have worked tirelessly to ensure the realization of the mandate of the Trust Committee deserve special commendation.

It deserved commendation for the important role which it played in providing the developing countries with technical assistance for capacity building to enable them to engage actively in multilateral economic negotiations.

This comprehensive vision of the Secretary General on issues of international security, development and human rights deserves commendation and thorough and deep analysis in order to reach a broad international consensus.

The Government and people of Sierra Leone also deserve commendation for their remarkable resilience and for making good use of the opportunity offered by international partners to lift their country from crisis.

Peace related efforts by the Economic Community of West African States, the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, the Southern Africa Development Community and the Inter Governmental Authority on Development also deserve commendation.

Our Secretary General, Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, also deserves special commendation for his persistent and tireless efforts in trying to secure a world that is both peaceful and just and sustained by an equitable economic order.

It reiterated its commendation in this connection of the initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the creation of two funds to support Palestine with its donation of USD250 million to them and called for financial support to these funds.

Our able and distinguished Secretary General, His Excellency Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, deserves special commendation for his unwavering commitment to the principles of the United Nations and his untiring efforts in the promotion of world peace, international security and human dignity.

Mr. Zhang Yishan (China) (spoke in Chinese) I should like to thank Ambassador Denisov, Chairman of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC), for his briefing. For the past three months, under his leadership, the CTC has carried out effective work, which merits commendation by the Security Council.

Last but not least, I would like to express our deep appreciation and sincere commendation to the Secretary General, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and all other United Nations bodies and agencies for their prompt action and tireless work to initiate and coordinate the largest humanitarian relief effort in the Organization's history.