Next meeting of NAM Parliamentary Network to be held in Azerbaijan

On the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev as chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the inauguration meeting of the Parliamentary Network of the Movement was held in Madrid, Spain, within the 143rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

The meeting was chaired by Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Report.

At the meeting attended by speakers, deputy speakers, and deputies of the parliaments of the NAM member states, the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement was established, which opened a new page in the history of the Movement and will serve to develop the interparliamentary dimension between the member states.

The Network, which will enable parliaments to contribute to the promotion of fundamental values and principles of the NAM, providing parliamentary support for decisions taken by the Member States, and addressing issues of common interest, will serve as a new platform for multilateral cooperation in the fight against emerging global risks and threats.

Speaking at the event, the heads of the delegations of the NAM Member States highly appreciated this important initiative of the Republic of Azerbaijan as the chair of the NAM and emphasized that they will take an active part in the activities of the network.

At the end of the meeting, the Madrid Declaration was unanimously adopted. The declaration highlights the contribution of the Parliamentary Network to the Movement's activities and its functions, welcomes the effective chairmanship of Azerbaijan to the Movement, as well as states that the next meeting of the network will be held in Azerbaijan in 2022.