On behalf of Niger, I warmly congratulate him.

We congratulate him warmly on his latest report.

At the same time, we warmly congratulate Mr. Søren Jessen Petersen on his briefing.

I therefore congratulate you very warmly and offer you my best wishes for success.

We also warmly congratulate Mr. ElBaradei on his reappointment as IAEA Director General for another term.

Mr. Hurd (United Kingdom) I should like first to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your election as President.

We warmly congratulate Mexico for taking that important step, and we also congratulate the Dominican Republic and Kenya, which became States parties to the Rome Statute during the past year.

Mr. RIVASSEAU (France) (translated from French) Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you very warmly as you take the Chair.

On behalf of my delegation, I most warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the First Committee.

The PRESIDENT On behalf of the General Assembly, I most warmly and sincerely congratulate all the recipients of these awards.

I should like now to address those who are to receive the human rights prizes, whom I welcome and warmly congratulate.

Mr. LAING (Belize) On behalf of my Government I most warmly congratulate the winners of the United Nations human rights award.

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

Mr. Widhya (Cambodia) First of all, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman, as well as to congratulate the members of the First Committee.

Mr. Motoc (Romania) Allow me, at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you very warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the Council.

We also wish to congratulate you very warmly on your commendable initiative to hold an open debate on the subject of small arms.

Thus, I should like to congratulate you most warmly on behalf of my delegation and assure you of Gabon's support throughout your term.

Mr. Rahman (Bangladesh) I warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its forty ninth session.

Mr. Spring (Ireland) I warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the forty ninth session of the General Assembly.

Mr. De Gucht (Belgium) (spoke in French) Allow me to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly.

Mr. De Rivière (France) (spoke in French) My delegation would like first of all to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on having organized today's discussion.

I should like to congratulate you most warmly on the well deserved tribute from the international community both to you personally and to your country.

Mr. Evans (Australia) I warmly congratulate you, Your Excellency Minister Essy, on your election as President of the General Assembly at this forty ninth session.

My first task, a happy one, is to congratulate you, Sir, most warmly on your election as President of the forty eighth session of the General Assembly.

Allow me therefore warmly to congratulate all those who worked hard, against and under circumstances that at times were very difficult, to make this Programme a reality.

Warmly congratulate the French speaking countries of Africa which have already ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption

Mr. SENILOLI (Fiji) On behalf of the people and Government of the Republic of Fiji, I congratulate Ambassador Insanally very warmly on his election as President of the Assembly.

Mr. Abu Salih (Sudan) (interpretation from Arabic) I salute Ambassador Essy and warmly congratulate him on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session.

Your predecessor, our Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and West Indian brother Ambassador Samuel R. Insanally, has established a superb record of achievements, on which I would like to congratulate him warmly.

I should therefore like to congratulate him warmly on his assumption of office and to assure him of the full support of my delegation in carrying out his important mandate.

I would also like to congratulate warmly the Secretary General for his courageous initiatives to give our Organization new momentum and further the fundamental ideals and principles of the United Nations.

Mr. Ngo Quang Xuan (Viet Nam) (interpretation from French) On behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, I should first of all like to congratulate you warmly on your election as Chairman. I should also like to congratulate the other Committee officers.

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In that connection, I must warmly congratulate the Secretary General, for, with his characteristic intelligence, vision and courage, he has met an important expectation of Member States and of the international community.

We welcome Mexico as the one hundredth State party to the Rome Statute, and we warmly congratulate it, along with the Dominican Republic and Kenya, for joining the fight to end impunity.

Mr. QIAN Qichen (China) (interpretation from Chinese) At the outset I should like warmly to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly.

Mr. Qian Qichen (China) (interpretation from Chinese) At the outset, I should like warmly to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly.

Mr. Hoffmann (Germany) On behalf of the European Union and of Austria, I should like to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, and the other members of the Bureau most warmly on your election.

We warmly congratulate the leaders of both sides on their courageous move, and hope that the momentum towards a comprehensive settlement of the Middle East conflict will pick up speed as a result.

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President Pohamba I wish to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session and to assure you of my delegation's full support.

Warmly congratulate the French speaking countries of Africa which, since the adoption of the Cairo Declaration, have ratified the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocols thereto and other universal counter terrorism instruments

Mr. Ssemogerere (Uganda) Permit me, Sir, on behalf of the Uganda delegation, to congratulate you most warmly on your well deserved unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty ninth session.

Mr. Rovensky (Czech Republic) On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, allow me to congratulate warmly the South Pacific Forum on the occasion of its being granted observer status in the General Assembly.

We warmly congratulate the new South African authorities and welcome them to our Organization. We also pay tribute to the peoples of southern Africa, who made so many sacrifices before toppling the dreadful apartheid regime.