We warmly welcome this announcement.'

I warmly welcome them.

In that context, we warmly welcome the proposal to establish a peacebuilding commission.

We warmly welcome all steps towards peace and reconciliation between the two neighbours.

In this context, we warmly welcome the recent announcement made by the United States.

We warmly welcome the accessions to the Honolulu Convention this year of the Philippines, Japan, Canada, Vanuatu and France.

We warmly welcome the system wide action plan for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) presented here today.

The need to integrate gender equality into conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding has thereby been most solemnly affirmed, which we warmly welcome.

We warmly welcome the reaffirmation by leaders at the summit of their commitment to the full and effective implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000).

I should like to warmly welcome Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa.

We warmly welcome Mexico as the 100th State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, thus bringing the Court another step closer to universality.

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.

Before I commence my statement may I also take a moment to warmly welcome those Ambassadors who recently arrived?

We warmly welcome the constructive discussions that took place in the context of the recent NEPAD forum on the financing and implementation of African projects, held in London.

Let me assure the Committee that we in the Department of Public Information warmly welcome this emphasis on the key role of public information in the future of the United Nations.

We warmly welcome those new States parties, who, by their actions, have made an important contribution to international and regional peace and security through the consolidation of the global chemical weapons ban.

I note that this is very much the view just expressed by the distinguished Foreign Minister of Italy, whose statement I warmly welcome.

Allow me first of all to welcome warmly to the Conference on Disarmament the Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs of my country.

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?

We welcome that.

At the same time, we warmly congratulate Mr. Søren Jessen Petersen on his briefing.

I am also happy to warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. José Ramos Horta, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, in our midst.

The European Union welcomes the first annual report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) submitted to the General Assembly and we warmly welcome the President of the Court, Judge Philippe Kirsch, and thank him for his presentation today.

We welcome this practice.

We welcome with enthusiasm.

Mr. ABUAH (Nigeria) Mr. President, let me warmly welcome you to the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament, particularly at this stage in the 1997 calendar of the CD.

We would also honour the memory of more than 1,500 peacekeepers who have laid down their lives in the cause of peace, and in this regard, would welcome very warmly the establishment by the Security Council of the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal.

We also welcome Ms. Kawaguchi.

Welcome back. We missed you!

Welcome back. We missed you!

We welcome this renewed commitment.

We welcome that new development.

We welcome that important development.

We welcome you! We're friends!

We also warmly congratulate Mr. ElBaradei on his reappointment as IAEA Director General for another term.

We warmly welcome the financial support of 47 million given to CAAPD by the United States and the other initiatives of support by the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom and the International Fund for Agricultural Development for the CAAPD agenda.

The PRESIDENT I now have the great honour and pleasure to welcome very warmly among us His Excellency Adam Daniel Rotfeld, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

In that spirit, I warmly welcome the world summit's recommendation that regional organizations consider placing their conflict prevention and peacekeeping capacities within the framework of the United Nations Standby Arrangements System.

The family received me very warmly.

It's our home. We welcome them.

We welcome and appreciate these developments.

We therefore welcome the current consultations.

We welcome the draft outcome document.

Therefore, we welcome the concept of China.

We had a welcome party for her.