And anybody who would turn around I would, sort of, make a beeline for.

I wish to thank the Security Council for its support.

Hong Kong is a destination where I would always like to come.

Many thanks go also to Mr. Alan Doss for the clarity of his briefing.

Mr. Penjo (Bhutan) I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting.

On behalf of the people of India and those affected, I once again thank the President very much for his very kind words of sympathy.

On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our most sincere condolences to Lebanon and its fraternal people, as well as to Mr. Hariri's family.

They brought me to the personnel department, to an office where a woman was sitting.

A particular thanks goes to the excellent group of vice presidents, who have so skilfully and faithfully helped me lead the General Assembly.

I would also like to thank Co Chairperson Jean Ping for steering the proceedings of the fifty ninth session and for his welcome contribution to the preparations for this meeting.

I would like to thank each member of the Security Council for their positive contribution and the spirit in which the preparations for the resolution took place.

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.

I would like to thank the chairman of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC), the chairman of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Kazakhstan for inviting me to speak on behalf of the European Union.

I would also like to thank the Secretary General for his substantive report (S 2005 69) on this issue, and to support the recommendations contained therein.

A man attended me and, without hardly letting me speak, he told me that if I was filling paperwork for the foreigners office, I d better head to the first floor.

Before concluding, I should like to thank the members of the Bureau of the Third Committee, as well as the members of the Secretariat, for their support and help in ensuring the successful completion of the work of the Committee.

Mr. Swe (Myanmar) First of all, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative you have taken in convening today's open debate on women and peace and security.

Allow me on this occasion to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. I wish him and this high level meeting every success.

Mr. Garang de Mabior First, let me thank you, Sir, and this world body, the Security Council, for inviting me to this meeting.

In the absence of any input on that question, I would request members whether they would consider requesting the Chair to come up with a proposal or a suggestion as to where we go from here.

Mr. Benmehidi (Algeria) (spoke in French) I, too, should like to thank Ambassador Denisov for his excellent presentation of the work of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for his efforts as Committee Chairman.

Mr. Abdallah (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic) It is my distinct pleasure to express to you and to your friendly country, the Kingdom of Sweden, my most sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency at this sixtieth session of the General Assembly and to wish you every success in your mission.

The Acting President (spoke in Spanish) Lastly, I would like to sincerely congratulate all women on the occasion of International Women's Day, especially my colleagues, the members of delegations and all women working in the Secretariat and other United Nations bodies.

In my national capacity, I, too, wish to thank Mr. Alan Doss for presenting the report of the Secretary General (S 2005 186), and I take this opportunity to welcome the participation of the Secretary General in this important meeting of the Security Council.

Mr. Buffa (Paraguay) (spoke in Spanish) Allow me at the outset to congratulate Minister Rafael Bielsa and the Argentine Republic on their timely initiative of convening an open debate on Haiti during the Argentine presidency of the Security Council this month.

The message that I am conveying to all concerned is to urge the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to see this mandate as a window of opportunity to engage with the world, particularly with the United Nations, to improve the human rights situation in the country.

I have the honour to refer to document S 2005 15 of 25 February 2005, which contains the summary statement by the Secretary General on matters of which the Security Council is seized and on the stage reached in their consideration.

HONG KONG Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was gracious when he ended his exile in Hong Kong Thank you, Hong Kong, for having me here, so warmly.

As I said, I just went back to school, and I am considering majoring in urban studies and then going on to urban planning, kind of taking whatever I've learned from online communities and trying to adapt that to a physical community.

So I appeal to all of you working for newspapers, radio, and television stations outside the United States it is to you that we including those of us in America must look to discover what our own government is doing.