This is a welcome trend.

Let me also welcome Ambassador Landman of the Netherlands.

The launching of the electoral process and the national dialogue is a welcome development.

Finally one greets the teacher, and then the other students, or the other guests, with bows.

It is a welcome development, and many African countries have asked to join the APRM.

I had expected Thinley to open the conference with a formal welcome, and then return to his office.

I would like to join you in welcoming the Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, who is with us in this meeting.

Turning to the 1540 Committee, the arrival of additional experts to work with the Committee is welcome news.

In April, Obama gave a speech in Ankara, Turkey, which was well received by many Arab governments.

Let me also welcome the presence of the disarmament fellows and wish them a productive programme of studies.

The Government's decision to extend this ban until 11 June 2005 is therefore a welcome step.

While some welcomed him with open arms, others wondered why should someone who has worked so closely with the regime be accepted as an alternative to Mubarak. Following are some of the reactions from Twitter

I welcome the report of the Secretary General on this issue (S 2005 740).

In this regard, the continued interest and support of Member States is greatly appreciated.

The just concluded visit by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, focused on the humanitarian situation, was also welcome.

The elections yesterday in Afghanistan are a further welcome milestone in its transition.

The meeting workshop participants agreed by acclamation that to ask MMr. Paul Krajnik (of Austria) wouldto serve as Chairman and preside over the deliberations of the workshop of experts

The dismantling of Jewish settlements in parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, undertaken as a result of international pressure, was a welcome development.

Almost exactly three months ago, following 10 years of political crisis, Burundi welcomed a democratically elected President.

The move attracted applause but also criticism from some climate skeptics who accused the pope of interfering in a matter of science.

Mr. Gallardo (Peru) welcomed the new emphasis on using space technologies to address such problems as climate change and natural disasters.

More than 40 years ago, it was promised that once Turkey lives up to the preconditions for membership, it will be welcome in the EU.

The arrival at post on 8 August 2005 of Antonio V. Monteiro, the United Nations Secretary General's High Representative for the elections in Côte d'Ivoire is generally viewed as a welcome and timely development.

In a welcome development, SPLM is represented in the delegation of the Government of National Unity to the seventh round of Abuja talks on Darfur.

So, as the disturbing prospect of a long Palin presidency starts to set in, she doesn t look so great to working class white women anymore.

Existing moratoria on nuclear tests are welcomed signs of restraint, but they can be terminated unilaterally and are no substitutes for a legally binding compact.

Indeed, the Indian government s decision to welcome foreign retailers coincided with French retailer Carrefour s announcement that it will shut down its substantial operations in Singapore by the end of this year.

Venezuela's offer of stable fuel supplies on concessionary terms through the PetroCaribe Initiative is therefore a timely and welcome intervention for member countries of the Caribbean Community.

It applauded the Secretary General's intention to review the whole issue of security after receiving the recent report of the Task Force on Security.

If this view is correct, an agreement could create new instruments for disseminating information, while signaling poor countries commitment to welcoming FDI.

The Government, however, had recently announced plans to open up job access to the refugees and to improve living conditions in the camps in the country that was a most welcome change that warranted strong encouragement.

We believe that that anniversary provides a welcome opportunity to trigger renewed interest in nomadic civilization and to facilitate the efforts of Member States to preserve and develop nomadic culture and traditions in modern society.

But average GDP growth rates in the new members are twice as high as in the original members, and this can provide a welcome stimulus to stagnant labor markets and sluggish economies.

The announcement by the Department for International Development of its agreement to fund the construction and operation of an international airport on St. Helena, following protracted consultations between the Department and the government of St. Helena, was welcomed in the Territory.

An adequate level of contributions to the general purpose fund was considered to be essential, and the introduction of a resolution on securing adequate and predictable voluntary funding was welcomed.

During his visit to Russia in June, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson emphasized that the US is interested in welcoming Russian investment, including investment by Russia s sovereign wealth funds.

The Deputy Secretary General I am delighted to be here today for this meeting on a subject as inspiring as it is important, and I wish to extend a special welcome to all the young representatives who are with us today.

The deployment by the Government of additional police resources in October was a welcome step but the Government in Khartoum and the State Government must do much more to ensure that rule of law prevails.

Nepal also welcomed the partnership with the Cities Alliance and the support that UN Habitat provided to numerous Governments through the establishment of local, national and regional urban observatories to contribute to the development of urban policies.

In another welcome development, the Government of Southern Sudan was established on 22 October as a caretaker government, pending the adoption of the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, which was subsequently signed into law on 5 December.

The Subcommittee had, further taken a welcome decision to follow the preparations for the International Geophysical and Heliophysical Year, which would be a truly international endeavour focusing worldwide attention on the need to cooperate in solar terrestrial physics.

It was stated that the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and its synthesis report Human Well being and Ecosystem Services A Synthesis Report on Desertification provide a welcome and renewed focus on the socio economic significance of ecosystem services in the drylands.

The proposal to hold a seminar was welcomed by several members. It was proposed that the seminar should focus in particular on the problem of the compatibility of reservations with the object and purpose of the treaty and, subsequently, on the role of human rights treaty bodies in determining compatibility.

Alongside athletes from all corners of the globe, they will be received with open arms at the Olympic Village and by all of Rio 2016, and we are sure that Brazilians will also welcome them with the warmth for which they are renowned.

While the extension of the heavily indebted poor countries debt initiative until the end of 2006 is welcome, full cancellation of the heavily indebted poor countries' external debt might be needed to break the vicious cycle of poverty faced by them.