Delegation of Belarus takes part in the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement
21.07.2019The delegation of the Republic of Belarus took part in the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement, which took place on July 18-21 in the city of Caracas.
This high-level international forum was organized and hosted by the Venezuelan side, which serves as the current chairman of the Movement. The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, welcomed the participants of the meeting.
The Non-Aligned Movement is an international political union joining 120 member-states which stands for the principles of non-participation in military alliances and promotes joint efforts against unilateral approaches and actions towards developing states on the global stage.
Valentin Rybakov, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN, spoke at the plenary of the ministerial meeting presenting the position of the Republic of Belarus on the prospects for cooperation of states both within the Non-Aligned Movement and in the context of joint response to external challenges and threats.
During the event Belarus also made a statement on behalf of the European regional group within the bureau of the ministerial meeting stressing the important role of the Republic of Belarus in facilitating promotion of peace and security in its region.
On the sidelines of the conference Valentin Rybakov held bilateral meetings with the delegations from a number of states and high representatives of the host country.
At the end of the meeting the states adopted the final document, as well as a declaration in support of the norms and principles of international law and the UN Charter.
