(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A senior Russian diplomat says the settlement of the ongoing crisis in Syria will be a positive step by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states during the summit in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
“If the initiative to solve Syria’s crisis takes shape during the Tehran summit, it would be a positive step by the NAM member states toward resolving the Syrian crisis and problems,” Konstantin Shuvalov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s representative at the summit, said on Monday.
He expressed hope the decisions made by the NAM foreign ministers and heads of state would lead to a diplomatic solution to the ongoing unrest in Syria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011, with many people, including large number of security forces, killed in the turmoil.
Shuvalov said Putin’s message to the NAM summit concerned important global issues as the movement plays a key role in resolving international problems.
According to their ideology, NAM member states should cooperate in solving the crises in the world, he reiterated.
The 16th summit of NAM member states kicked off in Tehran on Sunday with an inaugural speech by Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.
Salehi called on all member states to use their utmost potential and make collective efforts to establish peace in the world.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to participate in the event, during which the Islamic Republic will assume the rotating presidency of NAM for three years.
NAM is an international organization with 120 member states that is not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.
/129
27 August 2012 - 10:04
News ID: 340218
A senior Russian diplomat says the settlement of the ongoing crisis in Syria will be a positive step by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states during the summit in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
