Iraqi envoy: NAM summit, chance to resolve regional, global issues

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Mohammed Majeed al-Sheikh says the forthcoming summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran will be a “golden opportunity” to resolve regional and international issues.“The Tehran summit can be a center for dialogue among countries to settle the issues in the region by regional nations and governments,” al-Sheikh told IRNA on Saturday.The Iraqi ambassador, whose country will attend the NAM summit at the highest level, added that the region is currently faced with many developments, including the Palestinian issue, stressing the meeting should focus on ways to restore rights of the oppressed Palestinians.Nations are currently awakened and aware of their demands and rights. The 16th NAM summit can play a determining role in further promoting awakening among nations, he pointed out.He cited the existence of nuclear weapons in certain regions as a clear example of discrimination in the world and called on participants at the NAM summit in Tehran to express their resolve to eliminate such weapons across the globe.The 16th summit of the NAM member states will be held in the Iranian capital August 26-31.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.The heads of 35 NAM member states are scheduled to attend the Tehran summit and more than 100 countries have so far expressed their readiness to participate in the meeting./129