UN General Assembly
2009

(GCC), but also on our firm conviction that Egypt represents a strategic asset for its Arab brothers in the Gulf area. For this reason, Egypt will work with GCC countries to ensure Arab regional security and that any security arrangements that are being contemplated by international or regional parties will correspond fully to the needs and concerns of the Arab Gulf States. In conclusion, the fifteenth Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 15 and 16 July 2009, adopted four main declarations. The first is the Sharm el-Sheikh Declaration, which contains our member States’ clear vision on the most critical current issues that constitute a priority for our work within the United Nations. These include in particular the issues of disarmament and international security, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, human rights and democracy, the right of peoples to self-determination, the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question, the reform of the United Nations, unilateral sanctions, the global financial and economic crisis, internationally agreed development goals, food