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.

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.

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. 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.

Ms. ANDERSON (Ireland) Mr. President, firstly, may I congratulate you very warmly on your rather unexpected but very welcome arrival in the Chair as President?

In this connection, we would like to warmly congratulate the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and its Coordinator, Jody Williams, on being awarded the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.

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. Kasrawi (Jordan) (spoke in Arabic) Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you warmly on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

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. Valencia Rodríguez (Ecuador) (interpretation from Spanish) I wish at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you warmly on behalf of my delegation on your election to the chairmanship of the First Committee.

Mr. Slade (Samoa) May I congratulate Mr. Opertti most warmly on his well acclaimed election and express to him, on behalf of my Government, our full confidence and support for his presidency.

I warmly welcome them.

Mr. Larraín (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish) At the outset, the delegation of Chile wishes to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the chairmanship of the First Committee. You can count on our cooperation and support in your important tasks. We also warmly congratulate the other members of the Bureau.

I congratulate you. I congratulate you.

I know, too, that my Foreign Minister, on whose behalf I am speaking, would want to warmly congratulate the outgoing President, Ambassador Razali Ismail of Malaysia, on his efforts during the past 12 months.

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.

Mr. Kamara (Guinea) (interpretation from French) On behalf of my delegation, I should first of all like to congratulate Mr. Opertti warmly on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session.

We warmly welcome this announcement.'

I should also like warmly to congratulate Secretary General Kofi Annan and his colleagues on their intense and consistent mediation and efforts to ensure the convening of this session and the achievement of the Organization's lofty objectives.

Mrs. Kaba Sidibé (Guinea) (spoke in French) Allow me at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, warmly to congratulate Mr. Eliasson on his outstanding election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

And if you must congratulate someone, congratulate my wife!

The family received me very warmly.

In conclusion, I would point out that we warmly welcomed the statement made by the representative of China, and wish to congratulate his delegation in particular on the progress his country has made in the peaceful uses of outer space.

Mr. Soefo (Comoros) (spoke in French) Taking the floor for the first time before this Assembly, it is my genuine pleasure warmly to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

Congratulate a man.

I congratulate us.

They welcomed me warmly, so I felt at home.

The Committee also warmly welcomes the following positive developments

That was warmly greeted by the residents of Tokelau.

He was warmly recommended by our people in Marrakech.

I should congratulate you.

Come on, congratulate me,

You congratulate the husband.

May I congratulate you?

I congratulate you, Timonides.

Hessler, I congratulate you.