Today's session of the CD is the last one for me to preside over.

Mr. Yumkella's professional background and experience within UNIDO qualified him well to preside over the Organization.

The Chair shall preside over the meetings of the Executive Board as provided for under this rule.

I wish to congratulate the Co Chairpersons, on their election to preside over this historic and important meeting.

First, I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

May you have much vision, courage and resolve as you preside over the General Assembly during this anniversary year.

Mr. Dolgov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian) We are pleased to welcome you, Sir, as you preside over the Council.

President Abdul Gayoom Let me begin by congratulating the Co Chairpersons on their election to jointly preside over this important summit.

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the Co Chairpersons on their election to preside over the High level Plenary Meeting.

I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

The President of the General Assembly shall preside over the informal interactive Hearings to be held on 23 and 24 June 2005.

At the outset, we wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.

(c) If the Chairman is unable to be present at a meeting or any part thereof, a Vice Chairman shall preside over the meeting.

Other magistrates, legally qualified in a Commonwealth country, are appointed to preside over the Court in matters outside the powers of the Island Magistrate.

Qatar's interest in international development stems also from its membership of the Group of 77 and China, over which it had the honour to preside in 2004.

Under the amended rule 30, the General Assembly shall elect a President at least three months before the opening of the session over which the President is to preside.

Under the amended rule 30, the General Assembly shall elect 21 Vice Presidents at least three months before the opening of the session over which they are to preside.

The meeting workshop participants agreed by acclamation that to ask MMr. Paul Krajnik (of Austria) wouldto serve as Chairman and preside over the deliberations of the workshop of experts

Mr. Jenie (Indonesia) Mr. President, let me start by expressing our pleasure at seeing you preside over this important meeting today on the pertinent issue of children and armed conflict.

Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic) At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Mr. Minister, in our midst here in New York as you preside over this meeting.

President Torrijos (spoke in Spanish) Allow me, Sir, to express the congratulations of the Government of Panama on your election to preside over this historic session of the General Assembly.

On behalf of the delegation of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, I extend warm congratulations to the delegations of Sweden and of Gabon on their election to preside over this Meeting.

The secretary of the Board shall preside over the opening of the first Executive Board meeting of a calendar year and conduct the election of the new Chair and Vice Chair.

Mr. Patterson (Jamaica) Mr. Co Chairpersons, the Group of 77 and China, on whose behalf I speak today, is most pleased to have you both preside over this very important meeting.

Mr. Zhang Yishan (China) (spoke in Chinese) The Chinese delegation thanks the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark for coming here today to preside personally over this meeting and for delivering his statement.

My delegation is confident that, with your experience and diplomatic skills, you will preside over the Assembly with the effectiveness and the dedication required to take us through the agenda of the sixtieth session.

Subsequent negotiations with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office resulted in a consensus on a draft heads of agreement and a two tier ministerial system in which the Governor would preside over the Executive Council.

In that regard, it is heart warming that the African Business Roundtable (ABR), over which I preside, was identified in the United Nations Millennium Project report as a critical partner for attaining development goals.

Mr. Oshima (Japan) (spoke in French) Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express our pleasure at seeing you preside over this meeting, which is obviously of great importance to the entire international community.

Given that Lula is an avowed leftist who counts Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro among his friends, Brazil s performance is all the more surprising. How could he manage to preside over such a spectacular stock market boom?

Mr. Hama (Niger) (spoke in French) Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Niger and the delegation accompanying me, to associate myself with the heartfelt congratulations extended to the Co Chairpersons, on their election to preside over our work.

This summer, St. Petersburg (dubbed by local wits St. Putinsburg ) may see a repeat performance Russia will preside over a G8 summit for the first time, despite increasing authoritarianism, the ongoing bloody war in Chechnya, and now support for Iran s nuclear program.

In this regard, the General Secretary submitted for the consideration of the Conference the election of Ms. Patricia Olamendi, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, to preside over the work of the Conference.

Indeed, he has become the first elected Thai leader to finish a four year term, be re elected, and preside over a one party government. Thaksin s dominance of Thai politics is unprecedented, and his resilient popularity in the face of a fickle electorate is unparalleled.

The Officer in charge of the secretariat of the Convention or his or her representative will preside until the Working Group has elected its chair.

A European finance ministry should be created, and its head should preside over the Eurogroup (which convenes the finance ministers of eurozone member states). A special Assembly of the European Parliament, comprising the eurozone members, should have powers on the model of a national parliament to legislate and control the executive.

Mr. De La Sablière (France) (spoke in French) I wish at the outset, Mr. President, to say how pleased and honoured we are that you have agreed to come and preside over the work of the Council today, which focuses on post conflict peacebuilding, a subject to which, as we know, Denmark is firmly committed.

At the opening of the Conference, the Secretary General of UNCTAD or a member of the secretariat designated by him shall preside until the Conference has elected its President.

In the absence of such a designation, the Vice Chairperson to preside shall be chosen according to the names of the Vice Chairpersons as they appear in English alphabetical order.

The five red robed judges who preside over the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (the tribunal s official name) are the final arbiters of Duch s detention, but the question they are now considering belongs as much to the people of Cambodia as it does to the court. Should mass murderers be afforded the same rights as everyone else?

Owing to the importance of the High level Plenary Meeting, the head of State of the country of the President of the General Assembly at its fifty ninth session and the head of Government of the country of the President of the Assembly at its sixtieth session will jointly preside over the three day High level Plenary Meeting.

Owing to the importance of the High level Plenary Meeting, the Head of State of the country of the President of the General Assembly at its fifty ninth session and the Head of State Government of the country of the President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session will jointly preside over the High level Plenary Meeting.

Mr. Loizaga (Paraguay) (spoke in Spanish) On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, over which I have the honour to preside, may I express our sincerest condolences at the recent passing of the President of Togo, Mr. Gnassingbé Eyadema, and the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mr. Zurab Zhvania, and to the people of Togo and Georgia.

Invites, owing to the importance of the High level Plenary Meeting, the Head of State of the country of the President of the fifty ninth session of the General Assembly and the Head of State or Government of the country of the President of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly to jointly preside over the High level Plenary Meeting

With Myanmar Burma now the in destination for the world s hot money investors, the imperial decrepitude that Lewis described will doubtless soon be transformed, the archaic charm of a fading past demolished for the sake of modern commerce. This tranquil land of timeless faith, over which Buddha s benign statues preside a land of rivers, deep forests, and blood red rubies is now in play for international investors.