During the early stage of the Korean War, MacArthur personally signed condolence letters.

He advocated new condolence ceremonies to commemorate lost warriors and to replace wars of vengeance.

We also thank you for your expressions of condolence and sympathy with the families of the victims, the people and Government of my country.

But last month, the United States embassy in Myanmar issued a statement expressing condolence to the families of Rohingya boat refugees who perished in an accident.

In the early months of World War II, U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall felt obligated to sign every condolence letter sent to the families of slain soldiers.

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.

May Allah bless his soul , he was just 13 years old and it is enough that he is in heaven now. My condolence to his family regardless of what I think about them.

The Chairman made a statement in expression of condolence to the Governments and peoples of Pakistan, India, Guatemala and El Salvador, with regard to the natural disasters that had occurred in those countries.

Mr. SKOTNIKOV (Russian Federation) (translated from Russian) Mr. President, first of all I would like to associate myself with the words of condolence that you expressed concerning the victims of the tsunami and the affected countries.

Mr. Mackay (New Zealand) May I associate New Zealand with the expressions of condolence that have been made on the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and His Serene Highness, sovereign Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

These two special envoys of the World Tourism Organization, who conveyed the international community's messages of condolence and solidarity, succeeded in accomplishing their mission of assessing the extent of the impact of the tsunami disaster on the tourism destinations

Mr. Beck (Solomon Islands) First, Palau wishes to associate itself with the expressions of condolence, sympathy and sadness for the loss to the world of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of the Principality of Monaco.

Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian) At the outset, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to echo previous speakers' words of condolence on the passing of the head of the Catholic Church and of the head of the Government of Monaco.

For example, the Iroquois tell the story of a great warrior and skilled orator named Hiawatha, who, traveling with the mystic Deganawidah, negotiated the treaties that established their confederation. He advocated new condolence ceremonies to commemorate lost warriors and to replace wars of vengeance.

First of all, we wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the President of the General Assembly, to the Secretary General and to all Member States for their sincere expressions of condolence and their sympathy upon the cruel loss that struck the Togolese people with the passing of President Eyadema on 5 February 2005.