The
President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, is participated
in a NAM video-conference titled
"United against
COVID-19"
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Virtual Summit "United against
COVID-19" was held this Monday, May 4, via videoconference, chaired
by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The meeting is taking place in the
format of the Contact Group, which includes regional representatives.
The Republic of Azerbaijan convoked the meeting as president of the Movement
for the period 2019-2022, given the need for concerted and effective responses
to current global challenges.
According to AzerNews, the head of the Presidency’s Foreign Policy Affairs
Department, Hikmat Hajiyev, emphasized the importance of strengthening
international solidarity, and mobilizing efforts of both states and
international organizations in the COVID-19 battle.
"We hope the NAM Contact Group Summit will make a significant
contribution to the mobilization of efforts, strengthening solidarity and
multilateralism among member countries in the fight against the new
coronavirus," stated Hikmat Hajiyev, as reported by the source.
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Miguel
Díaz-Canel Bermúdez addressing the Summit
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A communiqué issued by the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement,
March 25, 2020, in New York, expressed "concern over the rapid spread of
COVID-19, which poses a major challenge to humanity" and noted "in
the face of this type of global emergency, a spirit of solidarity must be at
the heart of our efforts.”
The statement continued, "At this juncture, the enactment and
application of unilateral coercive measures against member states of the
Movement has an impact on the capacity of states to respond efficiently to
procure medical equipment and supplies to adequately treat the population of
entire peoples in the face of this pandemic" and expressed the
long-standing NAM principle - reaffirmed by the heads of state and government,
as well as by the foreign ministers at numerous Summits and Ministerial
Meetings - of "strong condemnation of the promulgation and application of
unilateral coercive measures against member states of the Movement, which
violates the United Nations Charter and international law."
Another NAM communiqué released April 9, 2020, extends the organization’s
full support to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the leadership of its
Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“It is time to avoid the politicization of the virus and to set aside all
political ideologies and discrimination for the good of humanity; it is time
for global unity and the redoubling of international solidarity and
multilateral cooperation to ensure that that our common enemy, COVID-19, with
serious health and socio-economic consequences, is defeated sooner rather than
later," the document states.
