Ministerial meeting of Non-Aligned Movement chaired by Azerbaijani FM take place (PHOTO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 21. On September
21, a meeting of ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement was held in
New York as part of the High-Level Week of the 77th session of the
UN General Assembly, Trend reports citing the press-service of
MFA.

The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, was attended by up to 50 foreign
ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement member states, as well as
deputy ministers and permanent representatives to the UN.

Speaking at a meeting on the theme of the global state in the
post-pandemic period and the tasks of the Non-Aligned Movement,
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov informed about the work, initiatives and
future plans under Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Non-Aligned
Movement.

It was emphasized that the world has gone through great
transformational changes, experienced such unprecedented
difficulties as a pandemic, armed conflicts, climate change and
numerous challenges in the context of global security and
development architecture.

The historical significance of the summit of the Contact Group
of the Non-Aligned Movement on the Pandemic, held at the initiative
of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Parliamentary
Network of the Non-Aligned Movement established in Madrid, as well
as the establishment of the Youth Organization was brought to
attention. The logo and flag were approved in Shusha.

The Minister informed the participants about the work on
reconstruction and peaceful construction in our territories
liberated from occupation after the 44-day Patriotic War.

It was noted that the Azerbaijani side put forward a proposal to
sign a peace agreement with Armenia based on the norms and
principles of international law.

Despite this, on September 12, the Armenian armed forces carried
out another military provocation that disrupted efforts for peace
and construction in the region. Along with this, it was noted that
the mine threat creates serious difficulties, facts were provided
about the continuation of mining by Armenia in the territories. It
was emphasized that Azerbaijan is not interested in violating
stability and will continue efforts to ensure peace in the
region.

Then, discussions of effective and joint responses to current
challenges took place, the ministers brought to the attention the
positions of their countries, and the Political Declaration of the
meeting was adopted.