(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Bhutan Prime Minister Jigme Thinley voiced confidence that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will be empowered during Iran's presidency.
"Iran's commitment has assured us that NAM will turn into a powerful bloc in the world community," Thinley said, addressing participants in the NAM summit in Tehran on Thursday.
"We hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran can lead the Movement well since we are sure that the coming years will be full of challenges," he added.
In relevant remarks on Monday, Bahraini Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad al-Amir also described Iran as an important country of the region, and said Tehran's presidency over the Non-Aligned Movement will increase NAM's power and influence in international developments.
"Iran is a friendly country and one of the important Islamic states and we are very happy that Iran has assumed the summit's presidency and wish victory and success for Iran in hosting the conference," said Amir.
"Actually, the NAM under the leadership and presidency of his Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will be more influential than the past," he added.
The 16th NAM summit started in Tehran on Sunday and will last to August 31. At the start of the meeting, Iran assumed the rotating presidency of the movement from Egypt for three years.
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30 August 2012 - 15:29
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Bhutan Prime Minister Jigme Thinley voiced confidence that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will be empowered during Iran's presidency.
