Congrats to all involved!

The congratulations should go to you.

I always have time for congratulations.

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

Mary spent all her free time last week answering birthday greetings.

I extend my very sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Amara Essy, and I invite him now to assume the presidency.

I also wish to congratulate the other members of the Bureau.

I wish Ambassador Joseph Ayologu of Nigeria my full support and warmest greetings for his presidency.

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

The time for congratulations will come when we have followed through, when we have all made sure that these proposals are converted into effective action.

quot I am pleased, on behalf of the members of the Council, to extend our congratulations to Turkmenistan on the occasion of the Council apos s recommendation that Turkmenistan be admitted to membership in the United Nations.

My delegation is pleased to extend sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly during this forty eighth session.

It is therefore a special pleasure for me to express to him, once again, warm congratulations from the Algerian delegation and from me personally.

quot It is a privilege for me, on behalf of the members of the Security Council, to congratulate the Republic of Armenia on the decision which the Council has just taken.

quot warm and heartfelt congratulations on the triumph of the African National Congress at the first non racial, democratic general elections ever held in South Africa quot .

It is, I believe, fitting to extend heartfelt congratulations to President Nelson Mandela, to Vice President Frederik De Klerk, and to the people of South Africa.

Congratulations have been pouring in from all corners since the winners of this year's much anticipated Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced.

Madagascar joins the international community in expressing its warmest congratulations to the Nobel Peace Prize laureates for 1933, President De Klerk and Mr. Mandela.

On behalf of the AALCC and on my own behalf I wish to convey to Mr. Amara Essy our warmest congratulations on his unanimous election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly.

I would like to join other speakers in extending my congratulations to Mr. Insanally on his election as President of the General Assembly at its forty eighth session.

Mr. SAEMALA (Solomon Islands) Let me extend to you, Sir, the warm greetings of my Government and the people of Solomon Islands.

But first of all, I join other delegations in offering my congratulations to the Government and the people of Egypt for hosting a most successful conference.

Mr. Adada (Congo) (spoke in French) I should like at the outset to sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at the present session.

Mr. Singh (India) I bring the best wishes and felicitations of the people of India to the General Assembly as it meets during its historic sixtieth session.

2. The PLO leader, Mr. Yasser Arafat, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Yitzhak Rabin, deserve the wholehearted congratulations of all peace loving people.

Equally, on behalf of the Government of Ecuador, I should like to extend our congratulations to the Secretary General, Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, for his work in carrying out his important duties.

Mr. Valle (Brazil) At the outset I wish to extend to you, Mr. Chairman, the warmest congratulations of the Brazilian delegation on your election.

Mr. Pibulsonggram (Thailand) On behalf of the Thai delegation, I extend warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your unanimous election as Chairman of the First Committee.

If I may, on behalf of those I represent, I would like to offer you, Mr. President, our warmest personal congratulations, as well as our thanks to you and your team for the service you have given us.

I should like to convey to you, Mr. President, the warm congratulations of the President, the Government and the people of the Republic of Haiti on your unanimous election and their best wishes for success in your endeavours.

Mr. De Rivière (France) (spoke in French) My delegation would like first of all to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on having organized today's discussion.

Sheikh AL SABAH (Kuwait) (interpretation from Arabic) On behalf of Kuwait, it gives me pleasure to convey to Ambassador Insanally our sincere congratulations on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its forty eighth session.

First, I should like to express my sincere congratulations and appreciation to the outgoing President, Mr. Stoyan Ganev, for the very proficient and skilful manner in which he handled last year apos s deliberations.

I wish to join other representatives by extending warmest congratulations from the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis to you, Mr. President, on your election to preside at this session of the General Assembly.

Mr. Chaudhry (Pakistan) On behalf of the Pakistan delegation, I express the heartiest felicitations to Director General ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for having received the Nobel Peace Prize.

For those speakers who wish to express congratulations, in order to avoid disruption for the speakers, I would seek the cooperation of representatives in remaining in their seats after a statement has been delivered.

President GLIGOROV At the outset, it is my pleasure to extend to you, Sir, my sincere felicitations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty eighth session.

I should also like to take this opportunity to extend our warmest congratulations to the delegations of the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Eritrea, the Principality of Monaco and the Principality of Andorra on their accession to the membership of the United Nations.

We offer the new South Africa heartfelt congratulations on its heroic victory. We heartily welcome its full participation in the work of the United Nations and we wish it well in the future.

Mr. Kadirgamar (Sri Lanka) First, let me offer you, on behalf of the Government and people of Sri Lanka, warm congratulations to the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty ninth session.

Mr. Chan (Solomon Islands) I bring warm greetings, Sir, from the Government and people of Solomon Islands, and I wish to congratulate the President on his election to lead the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

We would be remiss not to congratulate the non governmental organizations of the world, which, through their actions, have lessened the suffering of millions of men, women and children in distress.

Prince EL HASSAN BIN TALAL I should like at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, my sincere congratulations on your well deserved election.

Mr. LEEKPAI (Thailand) On behalf of the Government and the people of Thailand, may I extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty eighth session.

The PRESIDENT Despite at least two reminders on my part so far of the Assembly apos s decision to prohibit the practice of expressing congratulations in the precincts of this Hall, this practice appears to flourish.