Andorra Effective from 23 July 2004.

Abstentions Andorra, India, Israel, Russian Federation, Spain

Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania.

Andorra will be represented at Summits by its Head of Government.

Andorra also supports the gradual implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.

Andorra, Australia, Czech Republic, Finland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa draft resolution

His Excellency Mr. Albert Pintat Santolària, Prime Minister of the Principality of Andorra

Andorra, Australia, Czech Republic, Finland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa revised draft resolution

Mr. Pintat Santolària (Andorra) Before I begin, I would like to express, on behalf of the people of the Principality of Andorra, our sympathy for and solidarity with those who have suffered following the recent hurricane on the American Gulf Coast.

In addition, Andorra, Japan, Nicaragua and the Republic of Korea have become sponsors of the draft resolution.

Andorra, Cyprus, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Poland, Slovenia and Turkey joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

The following States have signed but not ratified the Convention Andorra, Bhutan, Grenada, Guinea Bissau, Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe.

Against Andorra, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Palau, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America

We welcome Andorra as a new member that fully shares the identity and fulfils the criteria for membership of the Summit system.

Mr. Cavallari (Italy) introduced the draft resolution on behalf of the original sponsors and also Albania, Andorra, Australia, Panama and San Marino.

Subsequently, Albania, Andorra, Brazil, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Nicaragua, the Republic of Korea and Singapore joined in sponsoring the revised draft resolution.

Abstaining Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Yugoslavia

Mr. Vila Coma (Andorra) (spoke in Spanish) I should like, first of all, to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the First Committee.

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden

Abstaining Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Fiji, Israel, Japan, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic

The representative of the United Kingdom orally revised the text and announced that Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Liechtenstein and Thailand had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

The European African dialogue is also a dialogue among civilizations, as is the Ibero American process, to which Portugal, Spain, Andorra and the Latin American countries are committed.

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Nepal, Pakistan, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Switzerland and Tajikistan draft resolution

The Co Chairperson (Gabon) (spoke in French) The General Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Albert Pintat Santolària, Prime Minister of the Principality of Andorra.

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Jordan, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe draft resolution

Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) draft resolution

Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Namibia, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Timor Leste, Turkey, Ukraine and Uruguay joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

Andorra, Bolivia, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea, Iceland, Malta, Nicaragua, Peru, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uruguay, the United States of America and Zimbabwe subsequently joined the sponsors.

The representative of the United Kingdom (on behalf of the European Union) orally revised the draft resolution and announced that Andorra, Australia, Israel and Iceland had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

In addition, the following countries have become sponsors of the draft Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia, Thailand, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uzbekistan.

Ms. Sharma (Assistant Secretary of the Committee) announced that Andorra, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali and Myanmar had also joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

Subsequently, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Central African Republic, the Dominican Republic, Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, the Niger, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Samoa and Solomon Islands joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

Abstaining Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uzbekistan

Andorra, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Fiji, Grenada, Hungary, Latvia, Mali, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor Leste, Ukraine, Uruguay

Ms. Thygesen (Denmark) introduced draft resolution A C.3 58 L.42 on behalf of the sponsors listed and South Africa, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Lithuania, Mali, Malta, Monaco and Ukraine.

Andorra , Argentina, Bolivia , Chile , Costa Rica, Croatia , Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Denmark , Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia , Finland, Germany, Greece , Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Israel , Italy, Luxembourg , Mexico, Norway , Paraguay, Peru, Portugal , Romania, Spain , Sweden and Switzerland draft resolution

Subsequently, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Zambia joined in sponsoring the revised draft resolution.

Abstaining Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Micronesia (Federated States of), Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uzbekistan

Against Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America

Abstaining Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of Korea, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uruguay, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Zambia

1 Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine.

Andorra supports action and measures taken by the United Nations in connection with the trade in weapons of all kinds and places on record its complete agreement with nuclear disarmament and non proliferation in order to preserve international peace and security.

Ms. Ajamay (Norway), speaking on behalf of the original sponsors, said that Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Georgia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Morocco, Palau, Senegal, Timor Leste, Thailand and Uruguay had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.