Libyan diplomat elected UN General Assembly president

Treky, who previously served as Libya's foreign minister and later as the country's UN envoy, was elected by acclamation at a plenary meeting of the 192-member body. He will replace the current GA president, Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, when the next assembly session convenes on Sept. 15. In his acceptance speech, Treky said that under his presidency, the General Assembly will continue to push forward the reform of the United Nations, in particular the reform of the Security Council. "UN reform, in all its various aspects, especially reforming the Security Council and revitalization of the General Assembly, must continue to be one of our priorities," he told the delegates at the meeting. "We should make every effort to achieve it as soon as possible," he stressed. Anti-poverty, climate change, the global financial and economic crisis and the promotion of human right will also top the agenda of the General Assembly, he added. UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon congratulated Treky, who has served three times as Libya's UN ambassador, mostly recently in 2003; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version