"This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of our Movement, being the largest political institution after the UN General Assembly. Complex global challenges have further increased the relevance of our Movement as advocating for peace, multilateralism and global solidarity lies in the core of the NAM," President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said speaking at the Mid-term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement held in a video format today.
"The historic 'Bandung principles' promoting respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity of all countries, non-interference in the internal affairs, among others, fully coincide with Azerbaijan’s foreign policy priorities," the president said.
He added that, therefore, 10 years ago, Azerbaijan joined the NAM family.
"In a short period of time, our country gained great respect and confidence in the Movement. In 2016, we were entrusted to chair the NAM for the term of 2019-2022 with a unanimous decision of all Member States. In October 2019, Azerbaijan successfully held the 18th NAM Summit in Baku where we took over the chairmanship. In my statement at the Summit, I stressed that Azerbaijan would take tangible steps to protect the legitimate interests of the NAM countries in the international arena, and to defend justice and international law," the president said.