I congratulate you on your success.

I congratulate you on your success.

I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, upon your election.

I should like as well to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of this Committee and also to congratulate the other members of the Bureau.

Through you, I would also like to congratulate the members of the Bureau on their elections.

Mr. Rastam (Malaysia) I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over today's meeting and to congratulate your delegation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month.

First, I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

I well know, therefore, what a difficult task it is, and I congratulate you, Mr. President, Ambassador Jan Eliasson, on your recent election.

Mr. Swe (Myanmar) Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you for holding this open debate on children and armed conflict.

Mr. MINE (Japan) Mr. President, at the outset I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency.

Mr. ONODERA (Japan) Mr. President, first of all, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency.

I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

Ms. Zia (Bangladesh) (spoke in Bangla English text provided by the delegation) I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election.

I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February.

I congratulate the candidates on conducting their campaigns in a peaceful manner.

Mr. Monteiro I would like to congratulate you and your country, Mr. President, on your assumption of your difficult functions for this month.

Mr. Abe (Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs) I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the Disarmament Commission.

Allow me to congratulate you and the entire Bureau on your election.

Mr. ROCHA PARANHOS (Brazil) Mr. President, like others, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the CD today.

Mr. Patterson (Jamaica) I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly.

I wish to congratulate them most sincerely for their efforts and their excellent briefings.

I am encouraged by this development and congratulate the parties on achieving this milestone.

Mr. Adeniji (Nigeria) I would like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month.

Mr. STREULI (Switzerland) (translated from French) Mr. President, first of all I would like to congratulate you on your appointment as President of this Conference.

Mr. Kuchinsky (Ukraine) I would like at the outset to congratulate you, Madam, on the successful and productive Danish presidency of the Security Council this month.

Mr. Bennouna (Morocco) (spoke in French) I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council.

Mr. Litavrin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian) At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the Disarmament Commission.

Mr. Vila Coma (Andorra) (spoke in Spanish) I should like, first of all, to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the First Committee.

I take this opportunity to congratulate the Government and people of Ethiopia for that noble decision.

Mr. Grigore (Republic of Moldova) At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French) I congratulate you, Mr. President, on having taken the timely initiative of organizing this public meeting on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire.

Mr. RIVASSEAU (France) (translated from French) Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you very warmly as you take the Chair.

Mr. Hannesson (Iceland) Mr. President, we congratulate you on your election and wish you well in the important work ahead.

I would like first to congratulate Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel on his very insightful and straightforward statement.

I also take this opportunity to congratulate Judge Pocar on his recent assumption of that important post.

I also wish to congratulate your predecessor, who guided our work admirably during the fifty ninth session.

And I can remember, actually, when I got the phone call to congratulate us, to say the movie was a go, I actually threw up.

President Pohamba I wish to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session and to assure you of my delegation's full support.

Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic) First of all, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I wish you all success in the discharge of your responsibilities.

We congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the Disarmament Commission at its 2005 session.

I should like also to congratulate Ambassador Javier Rupérez for his work as Executive Director of the CTC.

Mr. Sen (India) We congratulate you, Mr. President, on convening these historic plenary meetings under agenda item 53.

President Duarte Frutos (spoke in Spanish) At the outset, I congratulate the Co Chairpersons on their well deserved election.

I would also like to congratulate the Secretary General for his comprehensive report contained in document A 60 61.

I especially congratulate Judge Fausto Pocar on his appointment as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.