Azerbaijan, whose 3-year chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement is due to expire in 2022, responded positively to the appeal of the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement to extend the chairmanship for another 1 year after Uganda, which will become the next chair of the Movement, announced that it can take over the chairmanship 1 year later, Report informs, citing the statement of the Foreign Ministry on the mid-term ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The conference presided by Azerbaijan took place in a virtual format on July 13-14. The topic of the event was the Non-Aligned Movement at the center of multilateral efforts to combat global challenges.