On behalf of our regional group, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Lebanon, to the bereaved family and to the members of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon.

I offer my heartfelt condolences to all who have been touched by the loss of those two remarkable persons.

On behalf of the Government of Colombia, we want to emphasize our most heartfelt condolences to all the States and victims affected by the tragedy that occurred on 26 December 2004.

We express heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Indonesia following the terrorist bomb attack last weekend in Bali.

Allow me, on behalf of the Group, to convey our heartfelt condolences to the members of his family, to the people of Togo and to the friends of Togo on this immense loss.

In conclusion, we should like to express once again our most heartfelt condolences and deep sympathy to the Governments and the peoples of Georgia and Lebanon, who, like Togo, have lost one of their illustrious sons.

Mr. Sardenberg (Brazil) At the outset, on behalf of Brazil, I wish to express our heartfelt condolences to the people and to the Government of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who were victimized by the recent dastardly and abhorrent act of terrorism.

Mr. Oshima (Japan) On behalf of the Government and people of Japan, allow me first to express our heartfelt condolences upon the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of the Principality of Monaco.

The Chairman On behalf of the First Committee, I would like to extend my most heartfelt condolences to the victims of the earthquake that occurred in South Asia over the weekend.

On this sad occasion, I would kindly ask the representatives of those countries to convey once again to their Governments and their peoples the heartfelt condolences of the Government and people of Turkey.

Mr. Chowdhury (Bangladesh) I would like, through you, Mr. Chairman, to express our heartfelt condolences to the delegations of Pakistan and of India on the tragedy that has befallen their peoples in connection with the earthquakes that have taken so many lives and caused so much damage to property.

Mr. Skinner Klée (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish) I wish to begin by conveying our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the dreadful terrorist attacks that took place on 9 November in Amman, which have taken a heavy toll in innocent lives.

Mr. Ismail (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic) At the outset, allow me to express my country's heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the people and Government of the United States of America for the losses caused by Hurricane Katrina.

I should like, on behalf of the Government and the people of Bahrain and on my own behalf, to express our heartfelt condolences and deep sympathy to the families of the victims and the peoples and the Governments of the friendly nations affected by this humanitarian disaster a catastrophe unprecedented in recent history.

Lastly, we cannot but express our condolences to our brothers and sisters in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.

We can therefore feel the torment that the affected people have undergone, and we offer our heartfelt sympathies.

Ms. Gallardo (El Salvador) (spoke in Spanish) Allow me at the outset to express, on behalf of the Government and the people of El Salvador, and on my own account, our most sincere and most heartfelt condolences to the Holy See on the passing of the Supreme Pontiff, His Holiness Pope John Paul II.

Our thoughts and condolences are with Frank's family and friends at this difficult time.

We express our profound condolences to his family and to the people of Georgia.

We offer our deepest condolences to the families of all who have suffered losses.

Our deepest condolences go to the families of those who have lost loved ones.

The Acting President (spoke in Spanish) Before taking up the items on our agenda this morning, I should like, on behalf of the General Assembly, to convey our most heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolences to the Government of Bangladesh and to the families of the nine United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh who lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, 25 February 2005.

We extend our condolences to the family of President Eyadema and to the Togolese people.

On the tragedy of New Orleans, we extend our deepest condolences to the American people.

Our prayers and condolences go to those who lost their loved ones and their homes.

We are very much indebted to them for their solidarity, and wish to convey here our deepest and most heartfelt thanks.

Our condolences go also to their respective families, who in recent weeks suffered those tragic losses.

I wish to join other delegations in sharing in the grief and expressing our deepest condolences.

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

Mr. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu (Tonga) At the outset, I take this opportunity to express Tonga's deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the Government and people of the United States of America for the losses suffered in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast.

Mr. Motoc (Romania) Before all else, allow me, on behalf of Romania, to join in the expression of heartfelt condolences at the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, the first pope ever to have visited a predominantly Orthodox country such as mine.

Mr. Almansoor (Bahrain) (spoke in Arabic) On behalf of the Group of Asian States, which I have the honour to chair this month, I would like to convey our most heartfelt condolences to the family and to the people on the much lamented death of the President of the Togolese Republic, Gnassingbé Eyadema, who passed away on 5 February 2005.

On this occasion, I should like also to convey, on behalf of the Government and the people of the United Arab Emirates, our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of the United States of America and to the families of the victims of Hurricane Katrina for the tragic loss of life and property caused by the hurricane.

We express our condolences to the Government and people of Togo, as well as to his family.

We take this opportunity to reiterate our condolences to the families of the victims and to reaffirm our firm condemnation of the phenomenon.

Let me also express our deep condolences to all those who suffered and who lost their loved ones.

First, on behalf of our delegation, I once again express our deepest condolences to those countries affected by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

We regret the death of Mr. John Garang and extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family and to the Government and people of the Sudan.

We express our sincere condolences and sympathy to the victims of the disasters and uphold international solidarity against disasters.

The President At the outset, I should like, on behalf of the Council, to express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the passing of their King, Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, who wholeheartedly devoted himself to both the service of his country and the promotion of peace and understanding in his region and internationally.

We also offer our deepest condolences to all the other countries that lost citizens in the wake of this disaster.

We also wish to extend our condolences to the family of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, His Excellency Mr. Rafik Hariri.

We extend our condolences to the Governments of the countries and the families of the victims, and we express our sympathy and solidarity with the survivors of the disaster.

On behalf of the Arab Group, we also express our condolences upon the loss of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon, Mr. Sami Kronfol.

We would also like to express to the Principality of Monaco our condolences on the passing of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.