lunes, 27 de abril de 2009

NAM Ministerial Meeting Opens Sessions in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba, April 27 (acn) The Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement´s Coordinating Bureau opens sessions today at Havana´s Conventions Center with the participation of representatives of 120 countries of the world.

The meeting, which is the last one to take place prior to the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held in Egypt, will hold a segment of high-level officials on Monday and Tuesday, said deputy foreign minister Abelardo Moreno, Granma daily reported.

Moreno, who is also the Cuban ambassador to the United Nations, said that participants at the meeting, which will wind up on Thursday, will be analyzing a wide gamut of subjects contained in the draft declaration of the forum, which include disarmament and the fight against drugs and terrorism.

The meeting will also address the need for a new international economic order, the world economic and financial crisis, as well as decolonization processes, particularly in the case of Puerto Rico.

Cuba assumed as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement at the 14th NAM Summit, held in Havana in 2006. During its mandate, Cuba achieved the revitalization of the organization, which is now more active and maintains more solid positions, said Moreno. Egypt will take that responsibility during the upcoming Summit that will take place in Sharm El Sheikh next July.

(Comienza Cumbre del NOAL en La Habana)

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