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General Assembly Distr.: General 17 April 2008

Original: English

Disarmament Commission 2008 substantive session New York, 7-24 April 2008

List of participants*

Afghanistan H.E. Mr. Zahir Tanin — Head of delegation Mr. Shah Mohammad Niazi Mr. Nasser Ahmad Faiq Albania

Algeria H.E. Mr. Youcef Yousfi — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Mourad Benmehidi Mr. Larbi El Hadj Ali

Andorra

Angola H.E. Mr. Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins — Head of delegation Mr. Daniel Antonio Rosa Mr. Manuel Carlos Eduardo

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina H.E. Mr. Jorge Argüello — Head of delegation Mr. Diego Limeres Mr. Gustavo Ainchil Mrs. María Josefina Martínez Gramuglia Ms. Claudia Corti

Armenia Mr. Hrachia Tashchian

Australia Mr. David Anthony Windsor — Head of delegation Ms. Sarah Clair de Zoeten

* The cut-off date for issuance of the present document was 9 April 2008. Information on participants received thereafter will be issued in addenda to the present document.

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Austria H.E. Mr. Gerhard Pfanzelter — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Alexander Marschik Mr. Christoph Wieland

Azerbaijian

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh H.E. Ms. Ismat Jahan — Head of delegation Mr. Muhammad Ali Sorcar Mr. Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury

Barbados

Belarus H.E. Mr. Andrei Dapkiunas — Head of delegation Mr. Sergei A. Rachkov Mr. Yury G. Yaroshevich Ms. Tatyana Fedorovich

Belgium Mr. Pierre Cartuyvels — Head of delegation Lt. Colonel Ngabo ‘Cyriaque’ Murangwa

Belize

Benin H.E. Mr. Jean-Marie Ehouzou — Head of delegation Mr. Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou

Bhutan H.E. Mr. Daw Penjo — Head of delegation Mr. Tshewang Chophel Dorji Mr. Sangay Penjor

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Mr. Miloš Prica — Head of delegation Mr. Mihajlo Sužnjević

Brazil H.E. Mrs. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Piragibe dos Santos Tarragô Mr. Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte Mr. Carlos Luís Dantas Coutinho Perez Mr. Jandyr Ferreira dos Santos Jr. Mr. Rodrigo Andrade Cardoso

Brunei Darussalam Mr. H.A. Karim Wahab — Head of delegation Ms. Noriah Tahir

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Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Rayko S. Raytchev — Head of delegation Mr. Ivan T. Piperkov Ms. Lachezara Stoeva Mrs. Natalia Uzunova

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon H.E. Mr. Martin Chungong Ayafor — Head of delegation Mr. Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh Mr. Victor Tchatchouwo Canada

Cape Verde H.E. Mr. Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima — Head of delegation Mrs. Ana Sapinho Pires Central African Republic

Chad H.E. Mr. Mahamat Ali Adoum — Head of delegation Mr. Ahmed A. Mbaye

Chile H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Alfredo Labbé Mr. Jorge Tagle Mr. Rodrigo Toledo

China

Colombia H.E. Ms. Claudia Blum — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Jairo Montoya Mrs. Betty Escorcia

Comoros

Congo Mr. Luc Joseph Okio — Head of delegation Mr. Boniface Lezona

Costa Rica H.E. Mr. Jorge Urbina — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Saúl Weisleder Ms. Marcela Calderón

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia H.E. Mrs. Ana-Marija Bešker — Head of delegation Mr. Ivan Mutavdžić

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Cuba H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz — Head of delegation H.E. Mrs. Ileana B. Núñez Mordoche Mr. Rodolfo Eliseo Benítez Versón Mr. Fermín Gabriel Quiñones Sánchez Mr. Jorge Luis Dustet Mendoza Mrs. Ivonne Sánchez Quintero

Cyprus H.E. Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis — Head of delegation Ms. Polly Ioannou

Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Martin Palouš — Head of delegation Mr. Karel Komárek Gen. Rostislav Kotil

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Djibouti H.E. Mr. Roble Olhaye — Head of delegation Mrs. Saada Daher Hassan Dominica

Dominican Republic H.E. Mr. Enriquillo A. del Rosario Ceballos — Head of delegation Mr. Francisco Tovar Morillo Mr. Andrés Apolinar Espinal Mrs. Moira Francisco

Ecuador H.E. Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa — Head of delegation Ms. Mónica Sánchez Izquierdo

Egypt H.E. Mr. Maged A. Abdelaziz — Head of delegation Mr. Mohamed Fathi Edrees Mr. Hossam Eldeen M. Aly Mr. Mohamed Elghitany

El Salvador H.E. Mrs. Carmen María Gallardo Hernández — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Mario Antonio Rivera Mora Colonel José Ernesto Estrada Cerna

Equatorial Mr. Toribio-Obiang Mba Meye

Eritrea

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Estonia Mrs. Merike Kokajev

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland H.E. Ms. Kirsti Lintonen — Head of delegation Mr. Tapio Tolvanen

France Mr. Mikael Griffon — Head of delegation Mr. Xavier Chatel Mr. Schwan Badirou-Gafari Gabon

Gambia

Georgia Mr. Giorgi Tevzadze — Head of delegation Mr. Shalva Tsiskarashvili

Germany Mr. Bernd Heinze — Head of delegation Ms. Ellen Gölz Ms. Silvia Park

Ghana

Greece H.E. Mr. John Mourikis — Head of delegation Mr. Eleftherios Kouvaritakis Lt. Colonel Ioannis Gerolymos Captain Thomas Papaspyrou

Grenada

Guatemala Mr. José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal Ms. Mónica Bolaños Pérez Ms. Ana Cristina Rodríguez-Pineda

Guinea H.E. Mr. Alpha Ibrahima Sow — Head of delegation Mr. Paul Goa Zoumanigui

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras H.E. Mr. Jorge Arturo Reina Idiaquez — Head of delegation Mr. Efraín Ochoa Mr. Reniery Valladares

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Hungary H.E. Mr. Gábor Bródi — Head of delegation Mr. Márk Horváth

Iceland

India H.E. Mr. Hamid Ali Rao — Head of delegation Mr. D.B. Venkatesh Varma Mr. Anupam Ray

Indonesia H.E. R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa — Head of delegation H.E. Mrs. Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady Mr. Febrian A. Ruddyard Mr. Witjaksono Adji Mr. Daniel Simanjuntak Mr. Rolliansyah Soemirat

Iran (Islamic Republic of) H.E. Mr. Mohammad Khazaee — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi Mr. Reza Najafi Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ali Robatjazi

Iraq H.E. Mr. Hamid Al Bayati — Head of delegation Mr. Abdul Karim Shwaikh

Ireland H.E. Mr. John Paul Kavanagh — Head of delegation Mr. Brian Cahalane

Israel H.E. Mr. Daniel Carmon — Head of delegation Mr. Meir Itzchaki Mr. Israel Tikochinski Mr. Gilad Cohen Ms. Inbal Eshed

Italy H.E. Mr. Aldo Mantovani — Head of delegation Mr. Paolo Cuculi

Jamaica H.E. Mr. Raymond Wolfe — Head of delegation Mr. Deon Lloyd Williams

Japan Mr. Jun Miura — Head of delegation Mr. Masamichi Ito Col. Toru Namatame

Jordan

Kazakhstan H.E. Mrs. Byrganym Aitimova — Head of delegation Ms. Aida Alzhanova Mr. Rustem Sagindikov

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Kenya H.E. Mr. Zachary D. Muburi Muita — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. George Olago Owuor Mr. John Kipkirui Sambu Ms. Evelyn Ong’ayo

Kiribati

Kuwait Mr. Naser Abdullah H.M. Al-Hayen

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Latvia Mr. Klāvs Sniedze

Lebanon H.E. Mr. Nawaf Salam — Head of delegation Ms. Reina Charbel

Lesotho Ms. Lipuo Moteetee

Liberia Mrs. Famatta Rose Osode

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Mr. Abdurrahman A. H. Elgannas — Head of delegation Mr. Emad M.B. Ben-Shaban

Liechtenstein

Lithuania H.E. Mr. Dalius Čekuolis — Head of delegation Mr. Dainius Baublys

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia H.E. Mr. Hamidon Ali — Head of delegation Mr. Zainol Rahim Zainuddin Mr. Riedzal Abdul Malek

Maldives

Mali Mrs. Ami Diallo

Malta H.E. Mr. Saviour F. Borg — Head of delegation Mr. Hector Bonavia Mr. Walter Mallia Mr. Claude Bonello

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Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius H.E. Mr. Somduth Soborun — Head of delegation Mr. Israhyananda Dhalladoo Mr. Jaysen Kovalen Ramasamy Mr. Yousouf Mohamed Ramjanally

Mexico H.E. Mr. Claude Heller — Head of delegation H.E. Ms. Socorro Rovirosa Mr. León Rodríguez Zahar

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Moldova Mr. Alexandru Cujba

Monaco

Mongolia H.E. Ms. Enkhtsetseg Ochir — Head of delegation Mr. Amarsanaa Adiya

Montenegro Mr. Gojko Čelebić — Head of delegation Ms. Martina Dragović

Morocco

Mozambique Captain Fernando Augusto

Myanmar

Namibia H.E. Mr. Kaire Munionganda Mbuende — Head of delegation H.E. Mrs. Nangula Frieda Ithete Colonel Clement Muhamubi Mwaala Mr. David Thomas Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands Mr. Piet de Klerk — Head of delegation Ms. Monique de Ruijter Mr. Mark van der Velden Ms. Joelle Dek

New Zealand

Nicaragua H.E. Mr. Mario H. Castellón Duarte

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Niger

Nigeria Ambassador Biodun Owoseni — Head of Delegation Mr. Lawrence O. Olutunde Obisakin

Norway Ms. Berit Enge — Head of delegation Ms. Ane Lindholt Mr. Odd Berner Malme

Oman Mr. Mohammed Aqeel Ba-Omar

Pakistan H.E. Mr. Munir Akram — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Farukh Amil Mr. Raza Bashir Tarar

Palau

Panama H.E. Mr. Giancarlo Soler Torrijos — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Hernán Tejeira Mr. Francisco Troya Aguirre

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru H.E. Mr. Jorge Voto-Bernales — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Luis Enrique Chávez Mr. Ricardo Morote

Philippines H.E. Mr. Hilario G. Davide, Jr. — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Leslie B. Gatan Mr. Raphael Hermoso Ms. Michelle M. Jayag

Poland H.E. Mr. Andrzej Towpik — Head of delegation Mr. Jacek Sawicz Ms. Katarzyna Biernat

Portugal H.E. Mr. João Manuel Guerra Salgueiro — Head of delegation Mr. Jorge Lobo de Mesquita Mr. Miguel Gagliardini Graça Lt. Colonel Nuno Álvaro Pereira Bastos Rocha Mr. Tiago Relvas Ms. Pureza Almeida Qatar

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Republic of Korea H.E. Mr. Kim Hyun Chong — Head of delegation Mr. Lee Do-hoon Mr. Youn Jong Kwon Ms. Park Jee-won

Romania H.E. Mr. Mihnea Ioan Motoc — Head of delegation Mr. Traian Filip Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino H.E. Mr. Daniele D. Bodini — Head of delegation Mrs. Elena Molaroni Ms. Natascia Bartolini

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia H.R.H. Prince Nayif Bin Ahmed Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud — Head of delegation Mr. Tariq Al-Fayez

Senegal

Serbia H.E. Mr. Pavle Jevremović — Head of delegation Mr. Slavko Kruljević Ms. Lidija Bubanja

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore H.E. Mr. Vanu Gopala Menon — Head of delegation Mr. Kevin Cheok Colonel Sim Tiong Kian Mr. Charles Chew Mr. Jonathan Tow

Slovakia H.E. Mr. Peter Burian — Head of delegation Mr. Marcel Babicz

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Slovenia H.E. Ms. Sanja Štiglic — Head of delegation Mr. Simon Konobelj Mr. Miloš Kosić Mr. Andrej Kirn Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa H.E. Mr. Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo — Head of delegation Mr. Johann Paschalis Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad — Head of delegation Mr. Hassan Hamid Hassan

Suriname H.E. Mr. Henry Leonard Mac-Donald — Head of delegation Mrs. Asha I. Burkhardt-Remesar Mr. Raymond Harold Landveld Ms. Miriam Angela Mac Intosh

Swaziland

Sweden H.E. Mr. Anders Lidén — Head of delegation Mr. Staffan Hemrå Mr. Carl Magnus Nesser

Switzerland H.E. Mr. Peter Maurer Mr. Roman Hunger

Syrian Arab Republic H.E. Mr. Bashar Ja’afari — Head of delegation Mr. Abdullah Hallak

Tajikistan

Thailand Mrs. Siriporn Chaimongkol — Head of delegation Colonel Nopadon Mungkalaton

The former Yugoslav H.E. Mr. Slobodan Tašovski — Head of delegation Republic of Macedonia Ms. Tanja Dinevska Mr. Vladimir Nikuljski

Timor-Leste

Togo

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Tonga H.E. Mrs. Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu — Head of delegation Mr. Mahe U. S. Tupouniua Ms. ‘Ilaisipa ‘Alipate

Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Eden Charles

Tunisia H.E. Mr. Habib Mansour — Head of delegation Mr. Abdelhamid Gharbi

Turkey H.E. Mr. Baki İlkin — Head of delegation Mr. Fazli Çorman Mr. Çağatay Erciyes Mr. Ismail Çobanoğlu

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine H.E. Mr. Yuriy Sergeyev — Head of delegation Ms. Tetiana Pokhval’ona

United Arab Emirates H.E. Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Jarman — Head of delegation Mr. Khaled Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Ali Mr. Sultan Said Obaid Al-Kaabi Ms. Hend Abdulaziz N. Alowais

United Kingdom of H.E. Sir John Sawers — Head of delegation Great Britain and Ms. Fiona Paterson Northern Ireland Mr. Richard Etherington Mr. Sam Jeremy Mr. Paul Shrubsole

United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Mr. Augustine P. Mahiga — Head of delegation Mr. Salim Hassan Ibwe Ms. Tully Mwaipopo

United States of America Ms. Marguerita D. Ragsdale — Head of delegation Mr. Alexander T. Liebowitz Mr. William F. Menold, Jr. Col. Patrick Murray Mr. Jeffrey K. Reneau

Uruguay

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Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Alisher Vohidov — Head of delegation Mr. Khasan Ikramov Mr. Ildar Shigabutdinov Mrs. Dilnoza Khakimova

Vanuatu

Venezuela (Bolivarian H.E. Ms. Aura Mahuampi Rodríguez de Ortíz — Head of Republic of) delegation Ms. Pui Leong Ms. Liseth Ancidey

Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Hoang Chi Trung Mrs. Pham Thi Nga

Yemen H.E. Mr. Abdullah M. Alsaidi — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Ahmed Hassan Mohamed Mr. Ismail Mohamed Yahya Almaabri

Zambia H.E. Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe — Head of delegation Brigadier General Bob D. Kulima

Zimbabwe

Delegations participating in an observer capacity

Holy See H.E. Archbishop Celestino Migliore – Head of delegation Rev. Msgr. Bernardito Auza

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