UN General Assembly
2009

poverty situation in the country, because it is structural and historical, resulting from 50 years of neglect of rural populations and our indigenous peoples. We will follow with interest the deliberations of the Group of 20, which is meeting this very day in Pittsburgh. We trust that that exclusive forum will also take into account the concerns of countries with small and medium-sized economies. In addition, we support the efforts being promoted within the multilateral international financial institutions and the United Nations to improve their capacity to help developing countries and to address the crisis. That is why our country is seriously promoting the capitalization of the Inter-American Development Bank and our regional financial organization, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration. I should like to mention the lack of security in our country. Our country is being assaulted by organized crime, and our Government, within the space of a year and a half, has begun a merciless war against it. In this forum, I wish to express my appreciation for the magnificent cooperation and support that we have