Examples of using I wish first in English and their translations into Arabic
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The Chairman(spoke in French): Before adjourning the meeting, I wish first of all to convey the Committee ' s thanks to the delegations of Malta and of Tunisia, which are representing the Committee at, respectively, the Vienna and Geneva commemorations of the International Day of Solidarity.
In considering the Committee ' s work for this session, I wish first to draw attention to document A/C.1/64/2, containing a letter dated 18 September 2009 from the President of the General Assembly to the Chairperson of the First Committee.
I wish first, on behalf of the First Committee,
English text provided by delegation): On behalf of the Government of the Republic of San Marino, I wish first to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Jan Kavan on his election as President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly.
President Calderón Sol(interpretation from Spanish): I wish first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its twentieth special session, devoted to the world drug problem.
In considering the Committee ' s work for this session, I wish first to draw attention to document A/C.1/65/1, containing a letter dated 17 September 2010 addressed to me by the President of the General Assembly.
Mr. Albín(Mexico)(interpretation from Spanish): I wish first to thank the Secretary-General for his report(A/50/535) entitled“International assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Nicaragua: aftermath of the war
Mr. Bird(Antigua and Barbuda): I wish first to extend to Foreign Minister Essy and the people of the Republic of Côte d ' Ivoire congratulations on his election to the presidency of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly.
Mr. Pierre(Guyana): I wish first to extend condolences to the Government and people of Egypt on the recent occurrences that have resulted in the tragic loss of life and suffering in that country.
Mr. Seniloli(Fiji): Mr. Chairman, on behalf of my delegation, I wish first to welcome the Prime Minister of Grenada and to thank him for honouring us this morning with his presence on the occasion of your election.
Turning to Angola, I wish first to honour the memory of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
Mr. ZAHRAN(Egypt): I wish first to express to you, Ambassador Norberg, the warm congratulations of my delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Conference on Disarmament at the beginning of its 1998 session.
Mr. MOHER(Canada): Mr. President, I wish first to congratulate you on your presidency of our Conference and to express the appreciation of my delegation for your energetic efforts to enhance the work of this body.
Before making some comments on that report, I wish first to express the gratitude of the Islamic State of Afghanistan to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his personal concern and the attention he continues to pay to Afghanistan.
Mr. Elaraby(Egypt): I wish first of all to convey the heartfelt congratulations of my delegation to the delegation of Ukraine on having taken the historic step of acceding to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons(NPT).
Mr. Mba(Gabon)(interpretation from French): I wish first to convey to Mr. Didier Opertti the warm, sincere congratulations of the Government and the delegation of Gabon on his well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session.
I wish first of all to echo previous speakers in congratulating you most warmly, Sir, on behalf of my delegation, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session.
U Win Mra(Myanmar): As we gather here today to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, I wish first of all to thank Mr. Eliasson for the efforts he has made in the preparations for holding this important event.
Mr. Kakou Tiapani(Côte d ' Ivoire) (interpretation from French): I wish first of all to welcome the opportunity offered by this important session and to pay deserved tribute to all those who participated in the negotiating process of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, in the forefront of whom I am pleased to place the Office of the Secretary-General.
Mr. Kudryavtsev(Russian Federation)(interpretation from Russian): I wish first to express our sincere sympathy to the people of the Republic of Moldova over the loss of life resulting from the natural disasters that recently afflicted that country: unprecedented drought, a hurricane and flooding.