Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Mr President, I wish to begin by saying that the Commission very much welcomes the capture in the early hours of the morning of 17 May of the rebel leader, Foday Sankoh."
Monsieur le Président, permettez-moi de commencer par dire que la Commission salue la capture, à l'aube du 17 mai, du dirigeant rebelle Foday Sankoh.