Baku /22.10.19 / Turan: Over 60 heads of state and government will take part in the 18th Baku Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement on October 25-26, Deputy Foreign Minister Ramiz Hasanov said at a briefing today.
In total, the summit will bring together 158 heads of state, government, foreign ministers, as well as heads of international organizations.
When asked whether Nicolas Maduro would come to the summit from Venezuela, Hasanov replied: "it is expected."
The summit is preceded by the meetings of high-level officials on October 22-23 and the Foreign Ministers on October 23-24.
At the summit, 4 documents are expected to be adopted - the Final Declaration, the Baku Political Declaration, the Gratitude of the host and the Declaration on Palestine.
The first three documents will reflect Azerbaijan"s position on the Karabakh conflict and other foreign policy priorities, Hasanov said.
The summit will confirm the position of the Non-Aligned Movement reflected at the Venezuelan Summit in 2016 in support of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the need to resolve the conflict on the basis of this principle.
At the summit, the chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement will move from Venezuela to Azerbaijan for three years. The priorities of Baku will be further efforts to achieve the goals of the NAM - the protection of peace and security and the contribution to the progress of mankind.
In addition, Baku will help increase internal solidarity in the NAM, strengthen the organization"s authority in the international arena, and promote the Bandung principles adopted in 1955.
* The NAM was created in 1961. Currently, it includes 120 states and it is the largest international political platform of states after the UN General Assembly. Azerbaijan has been participating in the NAM since 2011. - 06C--
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