I therefore intend to adjourn the meeting now.

Here is what I intend to do, as the Assembly has requested.

Meanwhile, I intend to convene four formal plenary meetings in addition to this one.

It is from that perspective that I intend to begin intensive general and thematic consultations on the comprehensive report just submitted to us.

As he himself put it, I earned capital in the campaign and now I intend to spend it.

In my statement today, I intend to outline for the Council its key points, as well as new developments since its submission.

I intend to keep the operations of UNFICYP under close scrutiny, with a view to offering recommendations for possible further adjustments as soon as warranted.

In view of the above, it is my intention to extend the mandate of my Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region until 31 December 2006.

Let me also express my appreciation for your inspiring inaugural statement and highlight convergence with what I am about to say.

I will distribute the full text of the statement that I had been planning to make, which includes further details of our position.

Shortly thereafter, I plan to convene an open meeting to involve all Member States in the final consolidation of the proposed programme of work.

Next month, I will explain how the war has contributed to America s current economic woes.

It would then be my intention to maintain the provision of logistical, technical and financial assistance in support of Mr. Wolfensohn's office for the period of his extended mandate.

I intend to follow through on every action asked of me, and I ask Member States to tell me immediately if they think I am not doing so.

I want to assure members that I intend to conduct this work with transparency, fairness and respect for the General Assembly's central and crucial role in these negotiations.

There are a number of speakers remaining on my list. In view of the lateness of the hour, and with the concurrence of the members of the Council, I intend to suspend the meeting until 2.50 p.m.

But, unlike McCain, a good man and a true American hero, I don t intend to vote Republican this November.

Taking into account the views expressed, I intend to write to all Member States before the end of next week outlining the proposed way forward.

In order to allow the Committee to accelerate and conclude its work without further delay, it is my intention to appoint a third member as of January 2006 to be assisted by a full team.

The President (spoke in French) As there are still a number of speakers inscribed on my list, and in view of the lateness of the hour, I propose, with the concurrence of members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3.15 p.m.

In 2005, to consolidate the links between United Nations development efforts and the world's leading minds in relevant fields I intend to launch a Council of Development Advisers.

Following the consultations held by the two facilitators on that issue, I intend to distribute to members, by the end of this week, a draft resolution that the General Assembly will, I hope, be able to adopt without delay.

I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to participate in this meeting in accordance with the rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard.

I intend to continue this training to ensure that the United Nations has a solid cadre of versatile and well trained public information staff available when required.

Following the usual consultations, it is my intention to appoint Victor da Silva Angelo, who is currently serving as Deputy Special Representative for Sierra Leone, as my Executive Representative for UNIOSIL.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

100 years after Sir Ernest Shackleton wrote these words, I intend to plant an industrial flag on the moon and complete the final piece that will open the space frontier, in our time, for all of us.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In keeping with my proposal to submit regular reports for onward transmission to the Security Council, as required by Security Council resolution 1031 (1995), I plan to send my next report in August 2005.

As requested by the Security Council in its resolution 1626 (2005), I intend to submit, in my March 2006 report to the Council, recommendations on adjustments to the deployment of UNMIL, including specific benchmarks.

In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In order to make full use of the time and facilities allocated to the Committee, I intend with the cooperation of the Committee to hold meetings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

The President I should like to inform members that it is my intention that the General Assembly will take action on draft resolution A 60 L.40, entitled Peacebuilding Commission on Tuesday, 20 December.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

Furthermore, I intend to ensure that our activities in this area are more closely coordinated by establishing a more explicit link between the democratic governance work of the United Nations Development Programme and the Electoral Assistance Division of the Department of Political Affairs.