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Venkaiah Naidu to lead the Indian delegation to the XVIII NAM Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan |
Venkaiah Naidu to lead the Indian delegation to the XVIII NAM Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan
XVIII NAM Summit in Baku: The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will lead the Indian delegation at the XVIII Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held at Baku, Azerbaijan on 25-26 October. The Summit will be preceded by Senior Officials Meeting and Ministerial Meeting.
XVIII NAM Summit 2019 Theme:
The theme for the XVIII NAM Summit is “Upholding the Bandung Principles to ensure concerted and adequate response to the challenges of contemporary world”. The Ten Principles of Bandung, a political statement encapsulating the need to promote world peace and cooperation were formulated at the Asian-African Conference in 1955.
The theme is significant as it relates to the forthcoming 65th anniversary of Bandung Principles in 2020 and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Movement in 2021.
Members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM):
India is one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which was established in 1961 with 29 members. It has since grown to 120 members to become one of the largest groupings of nation-states.
XVIII NAM Summit 2019 Aims:
The Summit will focus on a whole gamut of contemporary issues such as Terrorism, threats to peace and security, UN reform, climate change, sustainable development, economic governance and south-south cooperation.
Indian delegation for the XVIII NAM Summit 2019:
The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will lead the delegation comprising the External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin and the Secretary to the Vice President, I.V Subba Rao.
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