Iranian President Stresses Necessity for Materialization of NAM Goals

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with the special envoy of the Ghanaian president underlined the necessity for creating the mechanisms and structures needed for the materialization of the goals of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

“Ghana as one of the main founders of the NAM can play a significant role in creating the necessary mechanisms for the Movement,” Ahmadinejad said during the meeting in Tehran on Sunday.

The Ghanaian official, for his part, underlined the Islamic Republic of Iran’s abundant capacities and capabilities for leading the NAM during its presidency over the Movement, and warned of the western states’ plots against independent nations and the NAM members, which, he said, should be foiled by creating a proper mechanism to expand relations among the NAM members.

Tehran hosted the 16th NAM summit from August 26 to 31, including two days of talks among deputy foreign ministers followed by a two-day meeting of the NAM foreign ministers and eventually two days of talks among NAM leaders.

During the heads-of-state summit meeting on August 30-31, Iran received the three-year leadership of the Non-Aligned bloc, a platform for anti-Western sentiments and grievances over big-power domination.

NAM is a group of states considering themselves not aligned formally with or against any major power bloc. The movement has 120 members and 17 observer countries.