So today I want to speak directly to you the people of Sudan and

I am particularly honoured to be addressing you for the first time in this capacity.

I am appealing to you from besieged Sukhumi, not knowing if my words will ever reach you.

As I speak to you today we have approximately 350 people busily at work at our head office.

I am speaking before you here only a few hours before the official opening of the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Andorra to the United Nations, the first diplomatic Mission of Andorra anywhere in the world.

Mr. Mahmassani (spoke in Arabic) I am speaking on behalf of Mr. Amre Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, in this debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in the maintenance of global peace and security.

Mr. Secretary General, distinguished representatives and guests, it is a great honour for me to address you and to stand in this great Hall, which symbolizes so much of the twentieth century its darkest crises and its brightest aspirations.

I have the honour to address you with regard to the application of the Republic of Macedonia for admission to the United Nations, dated 30 July 1992 (document S 25147) and to the informal consultations of the members of the Security Council on the subject.

Mr. MAKKAWI (Lebanon) As this is the first time I have addressed you, Sir, in your capacity as President of the General Assembly, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of this very important post.

I have the honour to address you again on the projected deployment of United Nations forces in the zone of conflict between the Rwandese Government and the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF), with respect to the deployment of a United Nations monitoring team on the Uganda side of the border.

Mrs. Balcazar de Bucher (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish) It is an honour for me to be addressing you, Sir, and this Assembly of representatives from all parts of our world and, on behalf of my country and my Government, to refer to the subject of development from an alternative perspective.

I have the honour to address you, in your capacity as Chairman of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, regarding the note verbale dated 6 September 2005, included herewith (see annex), sent by the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations to the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations.