UN General Assembly
2009

degradation. We believe that the international community must intensify its efforts to reach an international accord at the Conference in Copenhagen this December. The maintenance of international peace and security is a prerequisite for all development. That is why Mali remains firmly devoted to the ideals of peace and stability both inside and outside its borders. In that spirit and at the initiative of the President of Mali, a regional conference will shortly be convened in Bamako on peace, security and development in the Sahelo-Saharan region. Our most ardent wish is to transform that area into a haven of peace, stability and prosperity. Mali welcomes the progress made in Africa in restoring peace, stability and post-conflict reconciliation under the auspices of the African Union and the United Nations. We reaffirm our active solidarity with the peoples of the Middle East and will continue to support the relevant United Nations resolutions on the Middle East and the Palestinian question. International terrorism is yet another serious threat to international peace and security. Mali therefore firmly and unequivocally condemns terrorism