काठमाडौं। परराष्ट्रमन्त्री प्रदीप ज्ञवालीले अजरबैजानको बाकुमा जारी असंलग्न परराष्ट्र नीति अंगिकार गरेका मुलुकहरुका मन्त्रीहरुको बैठकलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै सबैमुलुकहरुबीच समान सम्मान हुनुपर्ने बताएका छन्।

विश्वक करिब १२० देशका मन्त्रीहरुको बैठकलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै मन्त्री ज्ञवालीले समान सम्मान, समान अधिकार, समान सुरक्षा र समान अवसर पाउनुपर्नेमा जोड दिएका हुन्। उनले असंलग्न आन्दोलनलाई प्रभावकारी बनाउन देशहरुको आन्तरिक क्षमतासमेत बढ्नुपर्नेमा जोड दिएका छन्। नेपाल मन्त्रीस्तरीय सम्मेलनको एसिया प्यासिफिक क्षेत्रको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्दै उपप्रमुखमा समेत निर्वाचित भएको छ। यसअघि सम्मेलनको प्रमुखमा अजरबैजानका विदेशमन्त्री इलमार मामादोभ निर्वाचित भएका थिए।

असंलग्न आन्दोलनको १८ औं सम्मेलन २५ अक्टुबरदेखि २६ अक्टुबरसम्म अजरबैजानको बाकुमा हुँदैछ। प्रधानमन्त्री केपी ओली पनि सो सम्मेलनमा सहभागी हुन बिहीबार अजरबैजानको बाकुतर्फ प्रस्थान गर्दैछन्।

Press Release

Minister for Foreign Affairs HonourableMr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawalitoday addressed the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting for the XVIII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan. The Preparatory Ministerial Meeting is scheduled to make necessary substantive preparation for the XVIII NAM Summit to be held on 25-26 October 2019.

In his address, Hon. Foreign Minister stated that the NAM, as a group of 120 countries, has a special responsibility to use its numerical and moral strength to ensure adequate and predictable resources in preventing conflicts and helping its members achieve peace and stability. Minister Gyawali further added that a stronger and revitalized NAM is a sine qua non for achieving peace, development, and security. He also urged the NAM membership to support each other in building domestic capacity by sharing their experiences, best practices and provisioning of resources through the South-South Cooperation.He also underlined the importance of NAM for equal rights, equal opportunities, equal protection and equal respect for all countries.

Foreign Minister Gyawali also participated in the opening session of the Ministerial Meeting. The meeting elected H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as its Chair. The first plenary of the Ministerial Meeting elected Nepal, by acclamation, as a Vice-Chair of the Ministerial Conference representing the Asia-Pacific region.

The Ministerial Meeting received report of the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting held on 21-22 October 2019.After the election of the Bureau, the plenary held an interactive debate.

In the evening, Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairsis scheduled to attend the officialwelcome reception to be hosted by the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan in honour of the heads of the delegations to the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting.

The Honourable Minister arrived in Baku last evening. Upon arrival, he was received at the airportby Ambassador at Large, H.E. Mr. FaridAbdinbayov and members of Nepali delegation to the Senior Officials Meeting.

The Preparatory Ministerial Meeting was preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on 21-22 October 2019.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Singh Durbar

Kathmandu

23 October 2019