Baku (VNA) – The 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)Summit wrapped off in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on October 26 byadopting a series of important documents.
The event, which drew the participation of representativesfrom 120 NAM member countries, observers and international organisations,adopted a final document of the summit; the Baku Declaration; a declaration onthe Palestine issue; and a message of gratitude toward Azerbaijani Government andpeople.
These documents reiterated the value and importance of the Bangdungprinciples, as well as the effort to boost NAM’s intra-bloc solidarity incontribution to maintain international peace and security and boost economiccooperation and disarmament, among others.
At the summit, NAM leaders lauded the building of the ASEANCommunity for a peaceful, stable and growing region.
They acknowledged ASEAN member states’ concern overcomplicated developments in the East Sea and called for the settlement ofdisputes through peaceful measures in line with international law, includingthe 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh represented Vietnam atthe two-day summit. In her statement, Thinh said Vietnam will always adhere to NAMprinciples and goals, and is willing to join hands with other member countriesto foster intra-bloc solidarity and cope with challenges facing the movement ina comprehensive, timely and effective manner.
Established in 1961, NAM is dedicated to representing theinterests and aspirations of developing countries. It now consists of 120members and 17 observer countries, and becomes an organisation with the secondhighest number of members only after the United Nations. Vietnam joined themovement in 1976./.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung attended a Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on October 23.
Azerbaijan considers Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia and hopes to strengthen multifaceted relations with the country, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh joined leaders and representatives from 120 member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), observer countries and international organisations at the opening of the 18th NAM Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 25.
Vietnam will always adhere to principles and goals of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), and is willing to join hands with other member countries to foster intra-bloc solidarity and cope with challenges facing the movement in a comprehensive, timely and effective manner, said a senior official.
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Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen reaffirmed Vietnam’s principled and consistent stance on the Palestine issue, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire across the entire Gaza Strip.
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At the summit (Photo: VNA) 
