But no compliments.

Which is one of the best compliments ever.

And what I want to talk about is something that compliments both systems.

Mr. Mosisili (Lesotho) My delegation associates itself with the compliments extended to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this session and to your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping of Gabon.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran.

Mr. Qarase (Fiji) My country offers its congratulations to the presidency of the special plenary and extends its compliments to both Co Chairpersons and to the Secretary General.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran presents its compliments to the Embassy of Switzerland (United States Interests Section) in Tehran and informs the latter that

The Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Committee and, with reference to the latter's letter dated 10 October 2005, has the honour to transmit herewith the second report of Finland, in accordance with paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) and has the honour to transmit, annexed hereto, a copy of Bolivia's report submitted in compliance with that resolution (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Committee and, with reference to his note of 22 October 2004, has the honour to transmit to him herewith the responses of Tunisia to the questions contained therein (see enclosure).

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ghana to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Committee and has the honour to forward, herewith, a second report on activities by the Government of Ghana in compliance with resolution 1373 (2001) (see enclosure).

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman and has the honour to transmit herewith the fifth report in compliance with paragraph 6 of resolution 1373 (2001) on the steps taken to implement that resolution (see enclosure).

The Embassy of the United Kingdom presents its compliments to the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, and has the honour to acknowledge their note of 6 May 2005.

The Permanent Mission of Brunei Darussalam presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and has the honour to transmit herewith the report of Brunei Darussalam in accordance with paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) (see annex).

In particular, I should like to commend him and offer him my compliments for his noteworthy contribution to the work of preparing this Summit in clarifying and reconciling the positions of our several countries.

The Embassy of the United Kingdom presents its compliments to the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship and has the honour to acknowledge note No. 75 2005 of 27 October 2005.

The Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations presents it compliments to the Committee and has the honour to submit to the latter Palau's supplementary report on Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) (see enclosure).

We, the undersigned, the Permanent Representative and the Chargé d'affaires a.i., present our compliments to the President of the Security Council and, with reference to the meeting held by the Syrian Lebanese Higher Council in Damascus on 7 March 2005, have the honour to transmit to you the text of the closing statement.

The Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), and has the honour to submit herewith the report of the Government of Denmark to the Committee, in accordance with paragraph 15 of the resolution (see annex).

3. Compliments the University on its success to date towards creating a critical mass of viable research and training centres and programmes around the world, focused in particular on meeting the urgent needs and concerns of developing countries

The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and has the honour to refer to Security Council resolution 1596 (2005).

The Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan and wishes to communicate the following.

The Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), and has the honour to transmit an update of the report of the Government of Chile, in accordance with paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 1540 (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), and has the honour to submit, in accordance with paragraph 4 of resolution 1540 (2004), the report of the Republic of Lithuania for the year 2005 (see annex ).

The Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and has the honour to refer to his note dated 17 December 2004.

The Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and with reference to the latter's note of 19 August 2005, has the honour to submit herewith the additional report of the Government of Romania in accordance with paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of Costa Rica presents its compliments to the Secretary General, and has the honour to refer to the sixth meeting of the United Nations Open ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea.

The Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and, with reference to the latter's letter dated 29 June 2005, has the honour to transmit herewith additional information, as requested, on the steps Norway has taken to implement resolution 1540 (2004).

The Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and, with reference to the Committee note verbale dated 19 August 2005, has the honour to transmit the second part of the Government of Australia pursuant to Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) (see annex).

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Coordinator of the Monitoring Group on Somalia of the Security Council and has the honour to enclose herewith the answers of the Government of the Republic of Yemen with regard to the questions raised by its members (see attachments).

The United States Mission to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations and refers to concerns regarding the temporary traffic restrictions imposed by New York City in connection with the transit strike, as referred to in the Permanent Mission's note verbale dated 19 December 2005.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Tehran and, with reference to the note verbale dated 19 February 2005 of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (see S 2005 138), has the honour to state the following

The Permanent Mission of Ukraine presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire and, with reference to paragraph 15 of the resolution and the notes of the Chairman of 17 December 2004 and 4 March 2005, has the honour to inform the Committee of the following.

On August 10, after the spread of the event of Huang Yilin's jumping into the river for rescue. Ms. Yin received the condolences and compliments of a lot of friends and relatives as well as the concerns of many relatives and friends.

The Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations presents its compliments to the President of the Security Council and has the honour to submit herewith the assessment of the work of the Security Council during Spain's presidency in September 2004 (see annex).

I present my compliments to you and have the honour to state the position of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) regarding the technical cooperation for DPRK in the area of human rights, as contained in document E CN.4 2005 32.

The Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, with reference to the latter's note verbale dated 11 May 2005, has the honour to transmit herewith the report of the Government of Norway in accordance with paragraph 20 of Security Council resolution 1596 (2005) (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations (Vienna) presents its compliments to the Secretary General of the United Nations and, in accordance with article IV of the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (General Assembly resolution 3235 (XXIX), annex), has the honour to transmit information concerning the launching of the Japanese satellite SUPERBIRD A2 (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Niger to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities and has the honour to submit herewith the national report of its country in accordance with Security Council resolution 1455 (2003).

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Department for Disarmament Affairs and, as a representative of the country chairing the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), has the honour to forward herewith the statement of the CSTO with regard to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and, with reference to his letter dated 15 June 2005, has the honour to submit herewith the second report of the Russian Federation on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) (see annex).

The Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), and has the honour to refer to the latter's note verbale of 4 March 2005 concerning Côte d'Ivoire.

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the United Nations presents its compliments to the United Nations and has the honour to transmit the attached second report of Benin on measures taken in implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) (see enclosure).

The Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of his notes verbales dated 21 June 2004 and 7 March 2005.

When the jubilation and the justly earned compliments for the Palestinians subside, both Arab rulers and Arab masses (the much hyped Arab street ) may start asking some hard questions. The Palestinians have shown that it is not true that an Arab society cannot progress towards representative institutions.