I should congratulate you.

You both won. I congratulate both of you.

I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, upon your election.

Allow me to congratulate you and the entire Bureau on your election.

I should like as well to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of this Committee and also to congratulate the other members of the Bureau.

Mr. Rastam (Malaysia) I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over today's meeting and to congratulate your delegation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month.

Through you, I would also like to congratulate the members of the Bureau on their elections.

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

Mr. Hannesson (Iceland) Mr. President, we congratulate you on your election and wish you well in the important work ahead.

We congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the Disarmament Commission at its 2005 session.

Mr. Sen (India) We congratulate you, Mr. President, on convening these historic plenary meetings under agenda item 53.

First, I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

We congratulate the proponents of those initiatives.

Please congratulate your children's team from my side.

President Uribe Vélez (spoke in Spanish) We congratulate you, Sir, on your election and wish you every possible success in the ongoing reform process.

Mr. Swe (Myanmar) Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you for holding this open debate on children and armed conflict.

Mr. MINE (Japan) Mr. President, at the outset I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency.

Mr. ONODERA (Japan) Mr. President, first of all, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency.

Mr. Gala López (Cuba) (spoke in Spanish) Permit me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, on your election.

Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

Mr. Bodini (San Marino) Mr. Chairman, let me congratulate you and the other members of the Bureau on your election.

I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

Mr. Gillerman (Israel) Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to congratulate you again on your leadership of the Security Council.

Ms. Zia (Bangladesh) (spoke in Bangla English text provided by the delegation) I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election.

At the outset, we wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February.

I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

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. Monteiro I would like to congratulate you and your country, Mr. President, on your assumption of your difficult functions for this month.

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

I well know, therefore, what a difficult task it is, and I congratulate you, Mr. President, Ambassador Jan Eliasson, on your recent election.

At the outset, allow me to congratulate you on the assumption of the presidency of the Conference at the beginning of our session.

Mr. Abe (Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs) I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the Disarmament Commission.

That is why we congratulate you, Mr. President, on the confidence that the international community has placed in you and in your Government to moderate this important debate.

Mr. ROCHA PARANHOS (Brazil) Mr. President, like others, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the CD today.

Mr. Kumalo (South Africa) Allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May.

Mr. Patterson (Jamaica) I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly.

I congratulate the candidates on conducting their campaigns in a peaceful manner.

The members of the Council congratulate the Palestinian people on this election.

Mr. Adeniji (Nigeria) I would like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month.

Mr. STREULI (Switzerland) (translated from French) Mr. President, first of all I would like to congratulate you on your appointment as President of this Conference.

Mr. JAZAIRY (Algeria) (translated from French) Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on taking the Chair of the Conference on Disarmament.

President Gašparovič At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

Mr. Danesh Yazdi (Islamic Republic of Iran) At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the First Committee.

We also like to congratulate him on his able leadership of the CTC.