On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our most sincere condolences to Lebanon and its fraternal people, as well as to Mr. Hariri's family.

I also have the honour to convey, on behalf of the Asian Group, my deepest condolences to the Government and people of Georgia on the sad and sudden death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who was only 41 years old.

Mr. Almansoor (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic) On behalf of the Group of Asian States, which I have the honour to chair this month, I would like to convey our most heartfelt condolences to the family and to the people on the much lamented death of the President of the Togolese Republic, Gnassingbé Eyadema, who passed away on 5 February 2005.

I should like, on behalf of the Government and the people of Bahrain and on my own behalf, to express our heartfelt condolences and deep sympathy to the families of the victims and the peoples and the Governments of the friendly nations affected by this humanitarian disaster a catastrophe unprecedented in recent history.

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Condolences pour in for the late writer

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.

My condolences to the families of those who were killed and injured in this disgusting attack.

Hundreds of Facebook users from across the world expressed their condolences on the group.

My deepest condolences to his widow, Kwailan, a worthy partner for this man, and their children Pierre and Andre.

On behalf of the Government and the people of Iraq, I express my condolences to the Government and the people of the brotherly country of Jordan and to the families of the victims.

We express our profound condolences to his family and to the people of Georgia.

I offer my heartfelt condolences to all who have been touched by the loss of those two remarkable persons.

We would also like to express condolences to the delegation of Monaco on the passing of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.

I also express my most sincere condolences to the Mission of Monaco on the passing of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.

Expression of sympathy in connection with the death of King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

On behalf of the General Assembly, I offer our deepest sympathy to the Governments and the peoples of the three countries and to the families and friends of those killed, injured or missing.

It is my sad duty to convey to the Government and the people of Togo our most sincere condolences on the death of their leader, Mr. Gnassingbé Eyadema.

We also express profound condolences in connection with the sacrifices made by the heroic Red Army and by all the innocent victims of that war.

On my own behalf and on behalf of the Conference on Disarmament I should like to express our deepest condolences to the United States and the Government of Iraq and to the families of the victims.

The Security Council expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims of these attacks and their families, and to the people and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.

On behalf of the Conference on Disarmament and on my own behalf, I would like to express my most sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the peoples and governments of all the affected countries.

On this sad occasion, I would kindly ask the representatives of those countries to convey once again to their Governments and their peoples the heartfelt condolences of the Government and people of Turkey.

In that spirit, we extend our warmest congratulation to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General, my friend and colleague Mohamed ElBaradei, on the Nobel Peace Prize they so magnificently received last Friday.

This post is to offer my heartfelt condolesces to a colleague that probably did not know I existed or how much his work meant to me.

The Security Council expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims of these attacks and their families, and to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

My delegation would like to express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in Bali, as well as to the Government and the people of Indonesia.

Condolences poured in on Twitter after an Ethiopian Airlines jet plunged into the Mediterranean minutes after its take off from Beirut, Lebanon.

Mr. SKOTNIKOV (Russian Federation) (translated from Russian) Mr. President, first of all I would like to associate myself with the words of condolence that you expressed concerning the victims of the tsunami and the affected countries.

Several Facebook groups and fan pages were created and joined by thousands of users who mostly expressing condolences to the family.

On behalf of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend my sincerest sympathies to Mrs. Kwailan La Borde and the entire La Borde family. Our country is poorer for his passing but still enriched by his motivational story and legacy.

But last month, the United States embassy in Myanmar issued a statement expressing condolence to the families of Rohingya boat refugees who perished in an accident.

Mr. Machimura (Japan) I should like, first and foremost, to convey, once again, my sincere sympathy in connection with the victims of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Mr. Lidén (Sweden) First of all, I wish to express my sincere condolences to the delegation of Jordan and to the families and friends of all of the victims of the terrorist attacks that took place in Amman.

Mr. Butagira (Uganda) Permit me to join those who have spoken before me in mourning the untimely deaths of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

Mr. LEVANON (Israel) (translated from Spanish) I, too, would like to add my voice and congratulate you, Mr. President, on taking the Chair, and also to join in extending condolences to the Government of the United States and regarding what took place in Iraq.

Let me also convey to the Government of the United States and the friendly American people our condolences and sympathy with respect to the hurricane, express the solidarity of the Tunisian people with the bereaved families and voice the hope that they may promptly overcome the challenges now facing them.

I have asked for the floor, Mr. President, to thank you and the members of the CD for the condolences extended to countries such as Sri Lanka, which experienced the devastating effects of the tsunami almost exactly one month ago.

Mr. Requeijo Gual (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish) My delegation associates itself with the condolences expressed in this Hall on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

Mr. Hamidon (Malaysia) First and foremost, I have the pleasure to convey, on behalf of my delegation, our heartiest congratulations to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, on the outstanding achievement of being awarded the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.

I should also like to thank all those who have come to the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to sign the book of condolences, led by Mr. Jean Ping, President of the General Assembly, and Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Mr. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu (Tonga) At the outset, I take this opportunity to express Tonga's deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the Government and people of the United States of America for the losses suffered in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast.

Mr. MARCH (Spain) (translated from Spanish) I would like first of all, at this first meeting of the Conference on Disarmament in 2005, to extend my best wishes to Ambassador Sanders and assure him of the full cooperation of the Government of Spain to ensure that the work entrusted to us proceeds satisfactorily and achieves its important objectives.