Ambassador Jaap Ramaker of the Netherlands was subsequently appointed as Special Representative.

The President I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ambassador Qazi, for his comprehensive briefing.

Mr. Oshima (Japan) Let me first thank Ambassador De Soto for his first briefing since his appointment as Special Coordinator.

(a) Dr. Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, former President of Malta, to pay special tribute to the late Ambassador Arvid Pardo of Malta

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.

Mr. Baja (Philippines) We too are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ambassador Jessen Petersen, for his comprehensive briefing.

I thank the Secretary General's Special Representative, Ambassador Ashraf Qazi, for his presentation of the Secretary General's report to the Council today.

Within the OPCW Technical Secretariat the issue of counter terrorism is co ordinated by the Director of Special Projects Ambassador Alexander Khodakov.

Let me express our gratitude to Ambassador Ashraf Qazi in his important role as Special Representative of the Secretary General for Iraq.

Ambassador,

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).

I also welcome Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union in the Sudan.

Letter dated 22 September 2005 from Frank Ruddy, United States Ambassador (retired), addressed to the Chairman of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee)

The ambassador returned.

Ambassador Adamantios Th.

Ambassador Lauro L.

Ambassador Francis Lorenzo

Ambassador (1976 present).

Ambassador Lauro L.

Ambassador Astete Rodríguez.

Welcome, Ambassador Landman.

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.

Egypt's position on this matter is reflected in the 1995 report by Ambassador Shannon, the Special Coordinator of the Conference, on the elimination of fissile material.

In particular, Mexico expresses its support for the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Haiti and Head of MINUSTAH, Ambassador Juan Gabriel Valdés.

(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

The author and orator, Stephen Lewis, was at that time the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV AIDS in Africa and former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations.

Almaty will be the first special meeting of the CTC since the establishment of the Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate and the appointment of Ambassador Rupérez as its leader.

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)

Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj (Denmark)

Ambassador Mihnea I. Motoc (Romania)

Ambassador Shabtai Rosenne, Jerusalem, Israel