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

We also extend our congratulations to the other members of the Bureau.

Likewise, we would like to extend our congratulations to the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan.

In conclusion, permit me once again to extend to her our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes.

I would also like to extend to you our warm congratulations on your accession to your high office.

I also wish to extend warm congratulations to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on her victory in the presidential election.

We also wish to extend our congratulations to the President and the other members of the Bureau on your election.

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.

Mrs. Ray (India) Allow me to extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your assumption of the chairmanship of the First Committee.

I extend my delegation apos s congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament.

I should first like to extend my personal congratulations to you, Mr. Chairman, upon your election to guide the work of the Committee.

I would like, first of all, to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the important position of Chairman.

At the outset, I wish to extend our warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your unanimous election as Chairman of the First Committee.

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

I extend to you, sir, my personal congratulations and those of the Tribunal on your being elected President of the General Assembly.

I would be remiss if I failed also to extend our congratulations to the Vice Chairmen and the Rapporteur on their well deserved election.

Mr. Pangalos (Greece) I wish first to extend to the President my warm congratulations on his assumption of the conduct of the current session.

Mr. President, I wish to extend the warmest congratulations of my delegation to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament.

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

Mr. de ICAZA (Mexico) (translated from Spanish) Madam President, I extend to you the congratulations of my delegation and assure you of its support.

I would like to take this opportunity to extend to him the Assembly's congratulations on his election, as well as to thank the tellers for their assistance.

I should like to take this opportunity to extend to them the congratulations of the Assembly on their election and to thank the tellers for their assistance.

Mr. Neil (Jamaica) My delegation wishes to extend our congratulations to you, Mr. Chairman, and the other members of the Bureau on the assumption of your posts.

I also extend my congratulations to the Palestinian National Authority for having significantly contributed to the entire operation, so that it was completed in a peaceful manner.

Mr. Than (Myanmar) It gives me great pleasure to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your unanimous election as the Chairman of the First Committee.

Mr. Manis (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic) I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations and appreciation on your election to the chairmanship of this important Committee.

Mrs. BOURGOIS (France) (translated from French) Madam President, allow me to extend my congratulations to you on Senegal apos s accession to the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament.

President Kumaratunga I extend to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations as you assume the high office of the President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

I also would like to extend my congratulations and thanks to your predecessor, Ambassador Berdennikov, for the able manner in which he has conducted the business of the Conference.

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.

Prince Mohamed Bolkiah (Brunei Darussalam) I extend my congratulations to Mr. Opertti on his election and my appreciation to the former President for all his work over the last year.

Mrs. Laohaphan (Thailand) As I am taking the floor for the first time, allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on having been elected to your important post.

Mr. de Icaza (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish) I would like to extend to you, Sir, the congratulations of my delegation on your election to guide the work of the First Committee.

On behalf of the delegation of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I extend warm congratulations to the delegations of Sweden and of Gabon on their election to preside over this Meeting.

Mr. AHMAD JAZRI (Malaysia) As this is the first time that I take the floor, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency.

Mr. Ba'Omar (Oman) (spoke in Arabic) At the outset, Sir, allow me to extend warmest congratulations on behalf of my delegation upon your election as Chairman of this important Committee.

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