But I knew that in order to move forward,

With those words, I thank everyone for their presence.

In addition, I would like to make the following recommendations

I am currently petitioning the Board of Governors to remove Dimon from this position.

I also wish to extend our sincere thanks to the outgoing President, Mr. Ping.

I would be remiss if I failed also to extend our congratulations to the Vice Chairmen and the Rapporteur on their well deserved election.

Instead of training their employees to listen, they were telling me that I hadn t made the right request.

I offer my heartfelt condolences to all who have been touched by the loss of those two remarkable persons.

They took exceptional security measures, for which I wish to thank them on behalf of all the Commission's members.

Many thanks go also to Mr. Rajat Saha, Chairman elect of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.

I do not stand at this rostrum to present a certain view of wrongs or to make claims.

On behalf of the General Assembly, I offer our deepest sympathy to the Governments and the peoples of the three countries and to the families and friends of those killed, injured or missing.

I would like, first of all, to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the important position of Chairman.

Mr. Mayoral (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish) I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today's debate.

On behalf of our regional group, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Lebanon, to the bereaved family and to the members of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon.

On behalf of the people and the Government of Slovakia, I extend heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims who perished in that natural disaster.

I would like to offer warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the First Committee at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

On this occasion, I wish to thank the Japanese Government, which has provided assistance and facilitated the participation of Iraqi experts.

On behalf of the delegation of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I extend warm congratulations to the delegations of Sweden and of Gabon on their election to preside over this Meeting.

The President We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. ElBaradei and his organization on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005.

President Lagos Escobar (spoke in Spanish) Sir, after conveying my greetings to you, I should like briefly to make four preliminary comments.

Mr. Manis (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic) I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations and appreciation on your election to the chairmanship of this important Committee.

I would like to offer a brief overview of current developments in the area of chemical disarmament and non proliferation.

Usman Riaz Yes, that was the first one. And then I That was the first thing I learned, and then I started progressing to other things.

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

And finally, I should like to make a heartfelt appeal for greater coordination between the United Nations agencies and the Bretton Woods institutions.

Allow me also wholeheartedly to congratulate the Secretary General on his comprehensive and very enlightening report (S 2005 740) on the matter.

Also, I would like also to thank Mr. Ian Tudor for his work in the OPCW he was central in facilitating the participation of Iraqi experts in these seminars.

Mr. De La Sablière (France) (spoke in French) I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Egeland and to tell him how thankful we are for his commitment to the humanitarian cause and to the African continent.

I express our gratitude to Under Secretary General Egeland and Mr. Jacques Forster, Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their important briefings on the issue this morning.

Last but not least, my warmest thanks go to our facilitators, who are doing everything possible to ensure the successful conclusion of our endeavours to reform the United Nations.

I would also like to thank him for his commitment to the cause of peace and security throughout the world, and more specifically, in my country, Burundi.

Before I conclude my statement, I would have a couple of comments. We have already heard them here in the Council, and we think perhaps they make good sense.

Hazem says ونقول رغم الحصار والدمار رغم الحرب الاخيرة على غزة الا ان النسب مبشرة والنتائج افضل من نتائج العام الماضى I would like to extend my congratulations, along with my appreciation and respect, to the secondary level students on the occasion of their success, asking the Almighty that they succeed in their future studies and work.

I would like to make the following suggestions to get past this impasse and create a revitalized and productive momentum in the CD to return it to its substantive task.

Mr. Hama (Niger) (spoke in French) Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Niger and the delegation accompanying me, to associate myself with the heartfelt congratulations extended to the Co Chairpersons, on their election to preside over our work.

On behalf of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend my sincerest sympathies to Mrs. Kwailan La Borde and the entire La Borde family. Our country is poorer for his passing but still enriched by his motivational story and legacy.

On the work of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC), I would like to extend my warm congratulations to Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj for her intensive efforts to strengthen the Committee's dialogue with Member States.

The Chairman On behalf of the First Committee, I would like to extend my most heartfelt condolences to the victims of the earthquake that occurred in South Asia over the weekend.

Mr. Tarrisse da Fontoura (Brazil) I wish to thank Special Representative Jessen Petersen for providing us thorough information on the current situation in Kosovo.

I would also like to extend the group's condolences following the passing of His Excellency Mr. Sami Kronfol, Permanent Representative of Lebanon, to the Lebanese Mission to the United Nations and to the family of Mr. Kronfol.

I would also like to extend our very sincere thanks to the European Union, Japan and the United States of America for the understanding and flexibility that they have shown in accommodating our request for an extension.

In that connection, I must warmly congratulate the Secretary General, for, with his characteristic intelligence, vision and courage, he has met an important expectation of Member States and of the international community.

Mr. Dapkiunas (Belarus) (spoke in Russian) I would like first of all to offer our condolences on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

In the meantime, I am being thrown out of five different schools because instead of listening to the teachers, I am my own teacher, progressing in my new art and becoming a street juggler.