President Rouhani said at the opening ceremony of the 17th NAM summit on Margarita Island, Venezuela, that NAM plays an “undeniable” role in resolving the crises across the world.
The NAM meeting brought together delegates and heads of state from all the 120 member countries to discuss key regional and international issues.
NAM, an international organization with 120 member states and 21 observer countries, is regarded as not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.
It is mention to worthy that Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through his historic messages and speeches urged NAM to play key role in solving the world problems.
Some important phrases from the President Rouhani speech at NAM meeting in Venezuela comes as following:
“At the current juncture, NAM member states more than ever require solidarity, convergence and coordination. The truth is that as a bloc that comprises about two-thirds of the United Nations members, we are an undeniable part of the solutions to the challenges facing today’s world.”
“By following these principles, many of the fundamental problems and challenges as well as serious existing crises can be resolved.”
“The violation of the national sovereignty of developing countries is being carried out under various covers and forms.”
“While a number of irresponsible countries in the Mideast and West were busy arming and training Takfiri terrorists, we stood by the Iraqi and Syrian nations and governments against one of the most violent terrorist groups.”
“Not only have the major powers not helped the easing of these pains but play a considerable role in the persistence of poverty, violence, murder, war and the displacement of millions of people in developing countries.”
“The woes of the Middle East region are such that no country is by itself capable of creating sustainable stability and security in it.”
“National dialogue should take place with the participation of interested and legitimate parties without interference by foreign powers and the ballot box should ultimately determine the fate of these countries.”
“Unfortunately, a few of the member states are contributing to disturbing the peace and meddling in the internal affairs of other members by trampling upon the movement’s basic principles and supporting terrorists.”
“The Zionist regime seeks to devise and exploit the ongoing developments in the Middle East, particularly the emergence and spread of terrorist and extremist groups such as Daesh to overshadow its crimes against the oppressed Palestinian nation and others regional nations.”
“The international community has not achieved the least success in restoring the trampled rights of the Palestinian nation and ending the [Israeli] occupation.”