My heartiest congratulations, Carlos.

It extend my sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Jan Eliasson.

2. First of all, Mr. Chairman, I should like to congratulate you on your election.

We extend to him and the people of Burundi, our heartiest congratulations and best wishes for a new era of peace, stability and development.

For now, from my heart, I can say I bless you in His name.

SCO members would like to congratulate the Afghan Government and people on those achievements.

Allow me to extend my warn congratulations also to your colleagues on the Bureau for their election to their important posts.

Allow me to extend my warm congratulations also to your colleagues on the Bureau for their election to their important posts.

The President We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. ElBaradei and his organization on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005.

This is also the first opportunity I have had to express my heartfelt congratulations to the Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on his election as head of our Organization.

President Erdogan, the chairman of the Justice and Development Party of Turkey, said in his letter of greetings , I sincerely congratulate you on your re election as the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

We express our sincere congratulations to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of his accession to the Spanish throne.

Allow me also wholeheartedly to congratulate the Secretary General on his comprehensive and very enlightening report (S 2005 740) on the matter.

First, I congratulate wholeheartedly Ambassador Chris Sanders of the Netherlands for the committed, energetic and transparent way with which he discharged his presidential responsibilities.

At the outset, Sir, let me express my sincere congratulations to you on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly and my sincere gratitude to Mr. Jean Ping, President at the fifty ninth session, for his tireless efforts during a very crucial year for the United Nations.

Please accept my congratulations on the occasion of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and my sincere wishes for the success of the United Nations in ensuring respect for human rights throughout the world.

Congratulations, Maurice.

The Chairman Allow me, on behalf of the Committee, to express my sincere congratulations to Mrs. Martinic on her election as a Vice Chairperson of the First Committee.

My dear friend, allow me to offer my warmest congratulations.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

A toast to Johnny, no?

Greetings, brother.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

My congratulations, sir.

Congratulations.

Yeah, congratulations.

Congratulations.

You're so lucky.

Mr. Sidibe (Mali) (interpretation from French) May I first of all congratulate you, Mr. President, most sincerely on your outstanding election to the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly at its fifty second session.

Congratulations. Mazel tov.

Congratulations, Johnny.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Congratulations, yourself.

Mr. Bamba (Côte d'Ivoire) (spoke in French) On behalf of my delegation, I wish to express my sincere congratulations on your election as President of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

I would also like to take this opportunity to sincerely congratulate the Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Nobuyasu Abe, for his important contributions to various disarmament and security issues.

Mr. RAMZY (Egypt), speaking on behalf of the African Group, expressed heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Yumkella and extended thanks to all those delegations that had supported his candidacy.

We would like to extend our most sincere congratulations and our gratitude to your predecessor, Ambassador Ismail Razali of Malaysia, for a full, hard working and stimulating fifty first session.

Congratulations, Monsieur.

He's a friend of Sally's.

Thanks. And for Guido?

I want to congratulate you.

My congratulations!

Please, therefore, accept my very best wishes for an effective, successful and productive session.