On behalf of all the members of the Commission, I wish to convey to all of them my sincere thanks and profound gratitude.

I wish to express my thanks to the Governments of Croatia and of Spain for having brought Ante Gotovina to The Hague.

I wish to thank Mr. Peter FitzGerald, head of the Mission, and the members of his team, for producing the report.

I would also like to express my thanks to the Secretary of the Committee, who facilitated all the arrangements.

With respect to the Al Qaida and Taliban sanctions Committee, I would like to express my sincere thanks to its Chairman, Ambassador César Mayoral.

The PRESIDENT I would like to express my sincere thanks to all delegations for their cooperation in the process that has resulted in today's adoption of the agenda.

I would like to thank cordially all those who have contributed to the preparation of this summit, in particular Mr. Jean Ping and Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Let me just extend my sincere thanks to Ambassador Christopher Hackett of Barbados and Ambassador Laxanachantorn Laohaphan of Thailand for their skilled and committed co chairing of the informal consultations which produced this draft resolution.

I have no words to express my gratitude.

I have no words to express my gratitude.

I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Ambassador Alisher Vohidov of Uzbekistan for his constructive efforts as Acting Chairman of the Commission in conducting consultations with the regional groups over the past several months.

I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the victims of violence and their relatives who agreed to relate their personal experiences, which enabled me to have a deeper understanding of the problems arising for Palestinian women.

I wish to express my special thanks to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and its Chairman, Mr. Paul Badji, as well as to the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat and the Special Information Programme on the question of Palestine of the Secretariat's Department of Public Information.

At the outset, I wish to express my sincere thanks to you, President Ping, for exercising leadership in taking up this important matter of requests for exemption under Article 19 of the United Nations Charter in plenary meeting of the General Assembly.

The President (spoke in French) I should like to express my sincere thanks to the two Vice Chairpersons of the Open ended Working Group, Ambassador Paulette Bethel of the Bahamas and Ambassador Christian Wenaweser of Liechtenstein, who have so ably conducted the discussions and complex negotiations of the Working Group.

I wish to express my special thanks in particular to the outgoing President of the General Assembly, Mr. Jean Ping, for his efforts in leading the consultations and reflections in order to attain agreement and, in particular, for placing his trust in the delegation of Panama in order to facilitate this process.

I should like at this point to acknowledge the presence of Under Secretary General Abe, who has joined us.

I would also like to thank most sincerely all the countries that contributed to the Small Island Developing States Trust Fund.

Before giving the floor to Ms. Arbour to introduce the report of the International Commission of Inquiry, I would like, in my capacity as President of the Security Council, to express my thanks to the Translation Services, which worked so hard to produce such a voluminous report in all of the official languages of the Security Council under extreme time constraints.

Vick has expressed remorse.

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But he also understood the ethical issue.

I am extremely grateful for their valuable assistance.

Mr. D'Allaire (Canada) expressed support for the text as it stood and for the views expressed by the United States delegation.

Bob expressed words of thanks on behalf of his classmates.

Hassan al Quwatli, the oldest son of Syrian President Shukri al Quwatli has died in Saudi Arabia.

Other Turkish investors express similar complaints.

I would like to express my deep appreciation to all the sponsors.

I should like personally to express my gratitude for those efforts.

Mr. MINE (Japan) Mr. President, I would like to thank you for the tireless and innovative efforts you have made since assuming the presidency.

Mr. Mazzoni (Italy) expressed support for Japan's proposal.

I am grateful to members for the adoption of this resolution without a vote.

The President I regret the change of meeting place.

My congratulations go also to the other members of the Bureau.

The recent assassination of the secular Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid has raised the stakes for women there.

My thanks and congratulations go to the youth delegates who are here to represent so many of the world's countries.

Gore also frets about the future of polar bears.

European leaders have already expressed reservations about Japan s moves.

Mr. Maiyegun (Nigeria) expressed support for the remarks by the delegation of Singapore.

Allow me to express our deep gratitude for that ongoing support.

With regard to Security Council reform, I want to make two points.

Support was expressed for adopting the draft articles in the form of a convention.

In this context, he expressed his appreciation for UNCTAD's support.

Mr. Bellenger (France) expressed support for the position taken by the Mexican delegation.

First of all, I would like to express my appreciation for the circulation of the draft report.