This new initiative is consonant with a suggestion that my delegation put forward, and one that we heartily welcome.

In that connection, we very much welcome the thoughts outlined by Poland.

We heartily welcome the final report of the Special Committee against Apartheid.

We warmly welcome the new States parties to the fold of the NPT.

We heartily welcome the recent words of Husin Ali, President of the opposition Malaysian People apos s Party

In conclusion, let me say that we warmly welcome the establishment of an open ended working group.

We warmly welcome all steps towards peace and reconciliation between the two neighbours.

Those changes have been most welcome.

That was warmly greeted by the residents of Tokelau.

We warmly welcome the new Members of the United Nations family and congratulate their Governments and peoples on taking this courageous step.

We therefore warmly welcome the signing of the Declaration of Principles which, we believe, has the potential to become the basis of such a comprehensive and lasting solution.

On behalf of the Committee, I would like to extend a warm welcome to them.

6. The United Nations warmly welcomes these developments.

We warmly welcome the reaffirmation by leaders at the summit of their commitment to the full and effective implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000).

The signature of a landmark memorandum of understanding between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Council of Europe Development Bank for the permanent housing of displaced persons is also a very welcome development.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Oluyemi Adeniji.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Aziz Pahad.

That is very welcome.

On behalf of my Government, I also wish to congratulate and extend a warm welcome to the new Members among us.

Brazil very warmly welcomes the launching of the Decade of the World apos s Indigenous People.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Ali Othman Taha.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Baba Gana Kingibe.

My delegation sincerely welcomes Mr. Blix apos s reappointment as Director General.

The President On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Mr. Hoshyar Zebari.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. John Garang de Mabior.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to all the aforementioned representatives to this meeting.

We warmly welcome the decisions of the United States, Russia and France to extend their testing moratoriums.

The need to integrate gender equality into conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding has thereby been most solemnly affirmed, which we warmly welcome.

For all of the above reasons we most warmly welcome the peace process that has been attained in the sister Republic of El Salvador and the one recently initiated between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.

I should like to warmly welcome Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa.

Denmark was thus happy to sponsor the draft resolution and warmly welcomes its unanimous adoption.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, His Excellency Mr. Vojislav Koštunica.

The Vietnamese delegation warmly welcomes the delegation of the new South Africa to the General Assembly.

We warmly welcome the accessions to the Honolulu Convention this year of the Philippines, Japan, Canada, Vanuatu and France.

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Didace Kiganahe, Minister of Justice of Burundi.

We warmly welcome its recent inauguration, and we hope that the Tribunal will carry out its work successfully.

South African brothers, your brothers and neighbours in Madagascar welcome you most warmly.

I would give a special greeting to Andorra, the Czech Republic, Eritrea, Monaco, Slovakia, and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and bid them a cordial welcome to our Organization.

In that context, we warmly welcome the proposal to establish a peacebuilding commission.

These moves, and indeed the process throughout, has been warmly welcomed and supported wholeheartedly by the international community.

My Government warmly applauds the increased attention by the world community to human rights and democratic institutions.

The Chinese Government warmly welcomes these major developments in the South African peace process.

First, we very much welcome the establishment of a commission of experts to conduct a thorough assessment of the progress made by the judicial processes involving the Ad Hoc Human Rights Tribunal in Jakarta, the Serious Crimes Unit and the Special Panels for serious crimes in Dili.