BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 2. The goals of the
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), promoting equality and justice, are
crucial to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and a platform must be
created to restore trade ties and overcome the pandemic, President
of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov said, Trend reports.
He made the remark addressing the Summit of NAM Contact Group on
the fight against COVID-19.
Speaking at the summit, he thanked President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev for hosting the summit and highly appreciated Azerbaijan’s
contribution to the functioning of the NAM.
The Turkmen president also called to establish a single
information bank of pathogens, which would assist in the prevention
of new threats.
Besides, he called for continued close collaboration with the
WHO, due to its success in the fight against the COVID-19
pandemic.
Berdimuhamedov added that the fight against the disease is
possible only under peace conditions. In this context, he called on
countries to contribute to the establishment of peace and the
elimination of conflict situations.
The Summit of Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group on fighting
against COVID-19 is being held in Baku. The summit is attended by
representatives from about 70 countries.
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