I wish to tell you all, particularly the permanent representatives who helped me as facilitators throughout this long marathon of negotiations and consultations, how deeply grateful I am.

The support and leadership you provided in convening the consultations, and throughout the entire negotiation process, have proved invaluable.

First, I wish to express my deep gratitude to you and to the other members of the Council for the kind words addressed to me as the new President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and for their statements of appreciation for the activities of my predecessor, which I shall convey to Judge Meron.

I am extremely grateful for their valuable assistance.

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

Allow me to express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to address the Security Council before its important deliberations on the report of the International Independent Investigation Commission.

I would like to express my gratitude for what you have done for this town.

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

Let me express gratitude to all the delegations that participated in the consultations.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Government of Italy for its generous contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping efforts in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and to express my appreciation to the Government of Kenya for enhancing its existing participation in the Mission.

I prayed with them, in my faith and theirs.

I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretariat's Office of Legal Affairs.

I should also like to express our gratitude to the members of the Secretariat for their excellent administrative and research support.

I should be grateful if you would bring the attached programme of work to the attention of the members of the Committee (see enclosure).

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

It is my fervent hope that my appointment will contribute positively to the Ivorian peace process. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to you, to your Special Representative and ONUCI in Abidjan, and to the UNDP Resident Coordinator and country office.

May I also express my sincere gratitude to the Secretary General for his tireless efforts in the cause of peace, democracy and development.

I wish also to place on record my deep appreciation to the representative of the non governmental organization Minnesota Advocates for their cooperation and research support.

Mr. Oshima (Japan) I would like first of all to express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having convened this historic plenary meeting, which not only presages the success of the September summit, but also marks an important juncture with respect to the future of the United Nations.

Mr. Guéhenno I am grateful for the privilege of addressing the Security Council on one of the fundamental challenges facing peacekeeping today.

Mr. Oshima (Japan) I wish to express my gratitude for the convening of this timely meeting on the humanitarian situation in Africa.

Mr. Ampem (Ghana) May I express my gratitude for the opportunity to address the General Assembly on behalf of the young people of Ghana.

My gratitude also goes to the European Union and its member States for having provided the ICTY with the political support that contributed so much to that result.

Mr. Pahad (South Africa) I, too, want to express our gratitude for the contributions made by many of the members of the Security Council.

I would like to express my gratitude to all Governments, United Nations entities, NGOs and individual experts who contributed to the preparation of this report.

I should like to express my gratitude to the Governments contributing troops to the Force for their understanding and patience in these difficult circumstances.

Let me also express my gratitude to the delegation of Kazakhstan for the statement it made on behalf of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization a statement that we endorse.

I should like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro for her major contribution to the question of the human rights of migrants from 1999 to 2005.

In this regard, I am grateful for the voluntary contribution of one third of the cost of the Force, equivalent to 14.7 million, from the Government of Cyprus and the voluntary contribution of 6.5 million from the Government of Greece.

I should be grateful if the text of the present letter could be circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 19, and of the Security Council.

Mr. YIMER (Ethiopia) Mr. President, at the outset let me begin by expressing our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the tireless efforts you are exerting as President of the Conference on Disarmament.

I should be most grateful if you could arrange to have the text of the present letter and the annexed statement circulated as a document of the General Assembly under agenda item 8.

I would like to express my gratitude for the report of the Secretary General that we have before us today, which contains UNMIK's second quarterly technical assessment of standards implementation in Kosovo.

I am also most grateful to Council members for the attention they have given to my report today, for the support they have shown for our work and for their valuable and interesting comments.

Mr. Amolo (Kenya) I wish to express my gratitude to Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court, for his eloquent and lucid presentation on the activities of the Court during the past year.

I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary General for his unwavering support at a time when the United Nations has to face many varied challenges worldwide.

I am grateful for the pledges of relief food assistance made by our cooperating partners such as the World Food Programme, the British Government, the European Union, the Japanese Government, the United States Government, the Belgian Government and the Norwegian Government.

Let me also express, on behalf of the Government and the people of Georgia, sincere gratitude for the condolences and sympathy offered in connection with the tragic death of His Excellency Mr. Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia.

Thank you. Thank you.

In conclusion, I would like to express my gratitude to my Special Representative, Legwaila Joseph Legwaila, and to the UNMEE civilian and military personnel, for their continued commitment and hard work.

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my Special Representative, Legwaila Joseph Legwaila, and to the UNMEE civilian and military personnel for their continued commitment and hard work.

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my Special Representative, Sukehiro Hasegawa, and to all the men and women of UNMISET for their tireless dedication throughout the consolidation phase.

Thank you, and godspeed.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Ambassador Mr. Juan Antonio Yáñez Barnuevo, Chairman of the Sixth Committee, for his hard work and for the commendable leadership he provided to the Committee throughout this session.