You'd best catch us. Tie it tight.

So it already starts to kind of question our hold on reality.

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end

If we are to survive beyond that milestone we must remain steadfast to these principles.

but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

But Christ as a son over his own house whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

We reaffirm our devotion to the cultural identity of the Kanak people and pay tribute to the memory of our ancestors, the source of our strength and the origin of our common heritage.

We reiterate our adherence to the Nariño Commitment which was adopted at the Second Meeting on Children and Social Policy in the Americas.

We maintained that its recommendations should take into account regional diversity and country specific conditions, such as those of our subregion.

You should be really afraid that if we stick up the first slide on this thing there we go that you're missing out.

We cannot but emphasize once again our commitment to upholding Lebanon apos s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized boundaries.

I'm sure you know what you're talking about, doctor... but it would look foolish if we stick our neck out.

We want to reaffirm our commitment to a life without war and injustice, and to the freedom that we hold so dear.

We have adhered to the principles and practice of participatory democracy and the market economy, even when these ideals were not as pervasive and mandatory as they are today.

We see the end of apartheid in that country as vindication of the human values we have always held high and pursued steadfastly and unwaveringly.

For another thing, Andorra will take part, with the greatest interest, in the work of the Third Committee, whose activities support our historic devotion to respect for human rights.

If one remains aware of this, and if one does not attempt to impose on the Union the disagreements that America's current leaders and policies incite, an obvious conclusion comes to mind.

We should also take another look at all of the institutions in the system and, at any rate, it should be clear to all that this desire to revamp the Organization should not cast doubt on our unswerving dedication to the Charter of the United Nations and its principles, nor our faith in the virtue and the value of the rule of law and of international action.

Furthermore, we have remained committed to health reform despite the many challenges the health sector is facing, and we continue to provide subsidized insecticide treated nets and drugs to needy communities.

These constraints, coupled with growing concern at the ever present twin evils of drought and desertification, continue to strengthen our resolve that the best and most effective method to combat desertification and drought is to assume a collective global approach.

Following the Corfu meeting of the European Council, which attached particular importance to stability and security in the Mediterranean, we reaffirm our dedication to a dialogue and a deepening of ties with the countries of the region.

While confirming our commitment to the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Lebanon within internationally recognized borders, we call upon Israel to implement Security Council resolution 425 (1978) on the unconditional withdrawal of its troops from the Lebanese territory.

While maintaining the principle of non discrimination, we should recall that, historically, no struggles for empowerment have ever achieved success in one fell swoop, but rather through a process of negotiations and over time.

Although we should stick to the rules of good economic management, it would be a good thing if our countries, which are already in trouble, were not forced to submit to long drawn out economic therapies that are quite likely to kill their efforts to become more democratic.

At the same time, our decision to implement strict controls on exports of chemical substances, among others covered by existing legislation, together with the commitment of a number of Latin American countries through the Mendoza Accord of 1991, bear witness to our adherence to the purposes of the Convention.

This position is not new and we have stood by it in the past in all bodies and forums where questions have been raised that, in one way or another, directly or indirectly affect the efforts of the international community in general and of the United Nations in particular to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.