I should congratulate you.

I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

We also congratulate Ambassador Wang Guangya for the successful Chinese presidency in April.

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.

I wish to congratulate them most sincerely for their efforts and their excellent briefings.

We congratulate the proponents of those initiatives.

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

I take this opportunity to congratulate the Government and people of Ethiopia for that noble decision.

Please congratulate your children's team from my side.

You both won. I congratulate both of you.

We wish to congratulate the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict for his briefing.

I should like as well to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of this Committee and also to congratulate the other members of the Bureau.

I should like also to congratulate Ambassador Javier Rupérez for his work as Executive Director of the CTC.

I would also like to congratulate the Secretary General for his comprehensive report contained in document A 60 61.

We would like to congratulate Benin once again on its assuming the presidency of the Council for this month.

I especially congratulate Judge Fausto Pocar on his appointment as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Mr. Swe (Myanmar) Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you for holding this open debate on children and armed conflict.

We congratulate the newly elected judges to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and its new President.

We also congratulate Denmark on its exemplary handling of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May.

Mr. Rastam (Malaysia) I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over today's meeting and to congratulate your delegation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month.

I congratulate the candidates on conducting their campaigns in a peaceful manner.

I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, upon your election.

The members of the Council congratulate the Palestinian people on this election.

Allow me to congratulate you and the entire Bureau on your election.

We also congratulate all IAEA officials for that award, since the honour bestowed on Mr. ElBaradei is, indeed, an honour for all of them, too.

We also like to congratulate him on his able leadership of the CTC.

We congratulate the Secretary General for his bold report concerning the improvement of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund (CERF) (A 60 87).

Allow me also to congratulate our Co Chairpersons for their effective leadership of this meeting, which I am confident, will be successful.

I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February.

Mr. Monteiro I would like to congratulate you and your country, Mr. President, on your assumption of your difficult functions for this month.

Mr. Abe (Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs) I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as Chairman of the Disarmament Commission.

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

In particular, we would like to congratulate the Afghan women who have been elected.

SCO members would like to congratulate the Afghan Government and people on those achievements.

We congratulate the Iraqis on their steady and courageous progress in their political transition.

I am encouraged by this development and congratulate the parties on achieving this milestone.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Agency and its Director General on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005.

I also wish to congratulate Ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis of Greece and his team for their important work in facilitating the preparation of the document.

Moreover, we congratulate Mr. Richard Barrett and the Monitoring Team, as well as the Secretariat members, for the assistance they provide to the Committee.

Mr. Kumalo (South Africa) Allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May.

In conclusion, allow me to congratulate the Chairman of the CTC for the work he has done in very clearly identifying the priorities for the three months ahead.

We congratulate Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and the members of his Cabinet on their appointment.

Mr. Adeniji (Nigeria) I would like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month.

We congratulate the Group of Eight for the commitment adopted at the Gleneagles Summit, giving much needed debt relief to 18 heavily indebted poor countries.

In that context, my delegation wishes to congratulate the Secretary General on presenting his report for consideration by the States Members of the United Nations.