(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Mohammad Khazaei made the remarks in reaction to an insulting article printed by Washington Post which has described the NAM summit as a ‘useless recreational club’.
Criticizing the daily for the move, he noted, “Such empty claims are aimed at denying the increasing significance of the event.”
Since most of the UN members are also members of the entity, no one can overlook its crucial role in the world, he said in a letter to Washington Post.
He opined that presence of dozens of the leaders of the member states in the event testifies the meeting's significance as well as the leaders' resolve to help materialize the ideals of the movement, Khazaei said.
He also rejected West’s baseless claims regarding Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, saying that Iran’s undertaking which is being overseen by the experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is legal and peaceful.
That’s for the same reason that NAM has always opposed illegal threats against Iran and supported its undeniable unclear rights, he said.
The 16th summit of the NAM member states will be held in the Iranian capital from August 26-31.
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is also expected to participate in the event during which the Islamic Republic will take over the rotating presidency of the movement from Egypt for three years.
NAM, an international organization with 120 member states and 21 observer countries, is considered as not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. It is the largest grouping of countries outside of the United Nations.
NAM member states represent nearly two-thirds of the United Nations’ members and comprise 55 percent of the world population, particularly countries considered as developing.
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