UN General Assembly
2009

At the outset, please allow me to congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his election as President of the United Nations General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. We wish him success in his work and assure him of Montenegro’s unwavering support. I would also like to thank the former President, Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, for his endeavours and personal contribution in discharging this challenging post. At the same time I would like to pay my tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his outstanding efforts in leading the Organization in these trying times. As we have heard from the statements of previous distinguished speakers, given the impact of the world economic and financial crisis and related food and energy crises, climate change and the flu pandemic on the economic and social growth and development, politics and global relations, including achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed development goals, only a coordinated and a concerted global effort can yield positive results. Response to current challenges requires, therefore, that we pool all capacities and resources, as