Mr. Balarezo (Peru) resumed the Chair.

This is not the happiest of times to be the OSCE Chairman in Office.

Putin, however, would be well advised to listen to Biden, who is rumored to have offered him important international positions, such as chairing the International Olympic Committee, or perhaps even leading the United Nations.

Ironically, 2006 is also the year that Russia takes over the chair of the Group of Eight industrialized countries, which is set to meet in Moscow this spring.

Mr. HU (China) (translated from Chinese) Mr. President, the Chinese delegation congratulates you on your assumption of the presidency of the CD and pays tribute to your unremitting efforts in advancing the work of the CD.

Mr. Djangoné Bi (Côte d'Ivoire) (spoke in French) I wish at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate you sincerely, Sir, on Denmark's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May.

I want to especially thank the coordinators of the regional groups my predecessors, the Ambassadors of the Netherlands and New Zealand and my successor, the Ambassador of Norway, for their continuous support during my tenure.

Since Marine Le Pen took the helm, she has proven herself able to combine the National Front s trademark anti immigration stance, the hard core of its ideology, with praise for the state and the Republic.

The supposedly civilizing influence of being a Western partner chairing a G 8 summit in Saint Petersburg for example seems to have been lost on Putin s Kremlin cabal.

Furthermore the Netherlands attaches great value to the development of typologies on an international level, such as the Financial Action Task Force. The Dutch Ministry of Finance co chairs the FATF typology working group.

CAMBRIDGE Two and a half years ago, senior staff members of the World Bank approached the Nobel laureate Michael Spence to ask him to lead a high powered commission on economic growth.

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Mr. Mabhongo (South Africa) My delegation would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February and to express our appreciation to you for convening this very important open debate on the issue of small arms and light weapons.

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It is no coincidence that George W. Bush s and Putin s disastrous presidencies were cotemporaneous.

Dangling the PDP s presidential ticket before the delta region s leading politicians is seen as Obasanjo s strategy to maintain stability and, more importantly, prevent Atiku Abubakar or General Buhari from coming to power.

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In July, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) religiously conservative but economically liberal won a landslide in parliamentary elections called after the military balked at seeing Gül become president.

Ironically, 2006 is also the year that Russia takes over the chair of the Group of Eight industrialized countries, which is set to meet in Moscow this spring. The improbable theme that Russian President Vladimir Putin chose for the conference is energy security.

During the same period, there have been 10 South Korean presidents and 11 US presidents.

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While this tendency was certainly understandable, given how infrequently members get to serve in this capacity, several discussants emphasized that the success of a given Presidency should not, and would not, be judged by whether it held a highly visible open debate on a topical theme.

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Mr. Díaz Paniagua (Costa Rica) took the Chair.

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Brazil attaches the utmost importance to the issue of the practices of the Council.

I now resume my responsibility as President of the Council.

His son s ascension, unlike that of Bashar on the eve of his father s death, is anything but settled.

None of the women was elected to be member of the Presidency BiH at the post war elections (1996 2000), neither for the president co president of FBiH, nor for entity Prime Minister.

Mr. De La Sablière (France) (spoke in French) I wish at the outset, Mr. President, to say how pleased and honoured we are that you have agreed to come and preside over the work of the Council today, which focuses on post conflict peacebuilding, a subject to which, as we know, Denmark is firmly committed.

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Mr. Butagira (Uganda) took the Chair.

Mr. Aliyev (Azerbaijan) resumed the Chair.