NAM Summit of Contact Group gets underway on initiative of President Aliyev

On the initiative of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ilham Aliyev, a Summit of the NAM's Contact Group kicked off through videoconference.

The Summit under the motto "United against COVID-19" focuses on the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

Given that the Non-Aligned Movement includes 120 countries, the Summit is being held in the format of a Contact Group with the participation of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, based on the principle of geographical representation.

Heads of state and government of more than 40 member states, as well as the UN Secretary-General, President of the UN General Assembly, President of the African Union, WHO Director-General, and High Representative of the European Union, are attending the videoconference.

Azerbaijan hosted the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement on October 25-26, 2019, under the chairmanship of President Ilham Aliyev. Upon the unanimous approval and consent of the member states, Azerbaijan assumed the NAM presidency for three years until the 19th Summit in 2022.

The extraordinary Summit of the Turkic Council was held on April 10 through videoconference on the initiative of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, chairman of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States Ilham Aliyev.

The Turkic Council is the first international organization in the globe that has held a summit on the coronavirus pandemic at the level of heads of state.