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Speakers reaffirmed that international cooperation and the principle of shared responsibility were critical to efforts by States to fulfil the commitments they had undertaken at the twentieth special session of the General Assembly.

Several representatives welcomed the fact that the third biennial report of the Executive Director indicated that considerable progress continued to be made by Member States towards meeting the goals set for 2008 at the twentieth special session of the General Assembly.

They also stressed the need to respect fully the Political Declaration adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth special session and the relevant United Nations conventions while developing and implementing national drug control strategies and action plans.

It was noted that such improved reporting would result in a better understanding and a more thorough assessment of the global efforts to implement the action plans and measures adopted at the special session to combat the world drug problem.

It was noted that the international community should be innovative in its action to follow up the twentieth special session, in order to be able to deal with new developments, such as the challenges faced by countries suffering from the transit of illicit drugs through their territory.

Member States were encouraged to make greater efforts to fulfil their reporting obligations, to report fully on all measures agreed at the twentieth special session (in order to allow a thorough assessment of progress in the future) and to comply with the deadlines established.