(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "In order to oppose the western threats, we should expand political and economic relations among NAM countries," said Simbarashe Mumbengegwi on the sidelines of the NAM ministerial meeting.
"Clearly, NAM summit is an extremely important organization; it's the second largest organization after UN, which represents developing countries." Mumbengegwi asserted.
Commenting on the west's policies to impose illegal sanctions against smaller developing countries, Zimbabwe FM said, "we must expand political and economic cooperation to stand against west threats and sanctions."
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi stated that holding such event is of great importance to Iran, and he reiterated, "Holding this position is very important for Iran and I look positive to that, as Iran is an independent country who works only for the interests of its people and of developing countries."
In the end he expressed congratulations on Iran's chairmanship in NAM and also thanked Iran for its great hospitality.
The 16th NAM summit is being held in Tehran from August 26 to 31.
Iran assumed the rotating presidency of the movement from Egypt for three years during the experts meeting on Sunday.
The Non-Aligned Movement is a Movement of 115 members representing the interests and priorities of developing countries. The Movement has its origin in the Asia-Africa Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia in 1955. The meeting was convened upon the invitation of the Prime Ministers of Burma, Ceylon, India, Indonesia and Pakistan and brought together leaders of 29 states, mostly former colonies, from the two continents of Africa and Asia, to discuss common concerns and to develop joint policies in international relations. Prime Minister Nehru, the acknowledged senior statesman, along with Prime Ministers Soekarno and Nasser, led the conference. At the meeting Third World leaders shared their similar problems of resisting the pressures of the major powers, maintaining their independence and opposing colonialism and neo-colonialism, especially western domination.
Following the meeting a preparatory meeting for the First NAM Summit Conference was held in Cairo, from 5-12 June 1961. Where the invitations for Bandung were on a regional basis, the invitations for the first Summit were based on each invited country's commitment to a set of shared principles.
At the Cairo preparatory meeting the participants discussed in detail the principal aims and objectives of a policy of non-alignment. These were adopted as criteria for membership as well as for the invitations to the First Summit Conference.
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"Clearly, NAM summit is an extremely important organization; it's the second largest organization after UN, which represents developing countries." Mumbengegwi asserted.
Commenting on the west's policies to impose illegal sanctions against smaller developing countries, Zimbabwe FM said, "we must expand political and economic cooperation to stand against west threats and sanctions."
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi stated that holding such event is of great importance to Iran, and he reiterated, "Holding this position is very important for Iran and I look positive to that, as Iran is an independent country who works only for the interests of its people and of developing countries."
In the end he expressed congratulations on Iran's chairmanship in NAM and also thanked Iran for its great hospitality.
The 16th NAM summit is being held in Tehran from August 26 to 31.
Iran assumed the rotating presidency of the movement from Egypt for three years during the experts meeting on Sunday.
The Non-Aligned Movement is a Movement of 115 members representing the interests and priorities of developing countries. The Movement has its origin in the Asia-Africa Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia in 1955. The meeting was convened upon the invitation of the Prime Ministers of Burma, Ceylon, India, Indonesia and Pakistan and brought together leaders of 29 states, mostly former colonies, from the two continents of Africa and Asia, to discuss common concerns and to develop joint policies in international relations. Prime Minister Nehru, the acknowledged senior statesman, along with Prime Ministers Soekarno and Nasser, led the conference. At the meeting Third World leaders shared their similar problems of resisting the pressures of the major powers, maintaining their independence and opposing colonialism and neo-colonialism, especially western domination.
Following the meeting a preparatory meeting for the First NAM Summit Conference was held in Cairo, from 5-12 June 1961. Where the invitations for Bandung were on a regional basis, the invitations for the first Summit were based on each invited country's commitment to a set of shared principles.
At the Cairo preparatory meeting the participants discussed in detail the principal aims and objectives of a policy of non-alignment. These were adopted as criteria for membership as well as for the invitations to the First Summit Conference.
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