Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet speaking at the meeting. Photo: dangcongsan.vn

Last week’s meeting in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, focused on exchanging and approving the final document of NAM ministers on important regional and international issues, as well as the preparation for the 19th NAM Summit to be held in Kampala, Uganda in January 2024.

In his remarks at the meeting, Deputy Minister Viet said that the Non-Aligned Movement should uphold its fundamental values and principles and respect international law and the United Nations Charter.

He also urged the Movement to resolutely fight against manifestations of power politics and unilateral forms of coercion against its member countries, and stay united in addressing global challenges.

NAM needs to work with the G77 Group of Developing Nations to promote reform of the global financial and economic system, promptly implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and respond to climate change, Viet said.

The deputy FM underlined Vietnam’s unswerving foreign policy of independence and self-reliance to maximize national interests.

On this occasion, Viet updated participants on the situation in the East Sea and called on NAM member countries to support the position of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on this issue.