(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) Uganda’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Asuman Kiyingi says the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) plays a key role in Africa’s independence movements.
“The NAM summit was a great event not only for the members of the Non-Aligned Movement but for Africa because we know that the Non-Aligned Movement has played a very significant role in the independence struggles and movements in the African continent. As a continent which is still struggling to get out of underdevelopment, poverty, disease and ignorance we still need a lot of support and cooperation from all Non-Aligned members in this direction,” Kiyingi said on Saturday.
Referring to the final resolution of the 16th Summit of the NAM, he added that, "the summit [has] designed [a] plan of action in specific areas."
“I think the final declaration was a compromised document which took into account all the views that were expressed during the summit,” Kiyingi noted.
The Ugandan official further argued that, the 16th NAM Summit was a very successful one considering the fact that a large number of world leaders participated at the event.
“I think it was a very welcomed thing that we had leaders from Northern Africa and leaders who [had] participated in the changes in the Arab world attending here and listening us out and we listening to them. I think we are constructively engaged with each other,” he added.
Kiyingi also expressed hope that the decisions that were made at the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement would be implemented in the near future.
“We do pray that the decisions which have been taken will be followed up [as] the[y are] quite important decisions for [the] world peace and global governments. So, in a way, the success of this summit will be evaluated in the manner through which we follow up the decisions which we took,” he concluded.
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