Rachid Talbi alami, Speaker of the House of Representatives, pleaded in Baku Thursday for the consolidation of cooperation among member countries of parliamentary networks of the Non-Aligned Movement, while insisting on the NAM countries establishing solidarity and non-interference into the internal affairs of member states as a doctrine of their ties
Alami was at the opening of the inaugural Congress of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement, held from June 29 to July 02 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, under the motto “Boosting the role of national parliaments in promoting global peace and sustainable development”.
He stressed the importance of promoting the role of parliaments to defend peace, democratize international relations, fair and equitable distributions of wealth, independence of non-aligned nations in terms of decision making and their right to obtain new technologies.
Alami, who is leading a delegation made up of MPs, also called for better exploitation of wealth and climate justice.
He stressed further that respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all member countries of this movement should be at the heart of priorities as for all other countries of the international community, drawing attention to the fact that “one of the major challenges posed before this geopolitical grouping is the dislocation of political regimes and separatism that represent a breeding ground for terrorism and fanaticism.”
The speaker of the House of Representatives also noted that “Many regions in the world are now in the grip of crises, sometimes fueled by countries that claim to defend noble values,” he deplored, adding that “there can be no development, progress or institutions without peace and security and also without secure borders, which are necessary for the development of trade and the safe movement of people.”
“The future is ours if we remain united by the bonds of cooperation, solidarity, peace and mutual respect and if we also succeed in preventing and resolving crises,” said Talbi Alami.
He stressed, in this context, that Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, remains committed to the defense of this doctrine while working to “build promising partnerships and share its experiences and best practices with friendly countries, especially since events in the world strengthen more than ever the role of this international movement for peace, democracy and coexistence”.
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, stated in his opening address that even though his country is a relatively recent member of NAM it joined in 2011. He also stressed that since its inception, it has tried to contribute to solidarity, mutual assistance and promotion of the Bandung Principles.
“We fully share the Bandung Principles and we consider these principles as the only basis for cooperation and interaction between countries – territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence, non-interference into each other’s affairs. If these principles were preserved by all countries, there would have been no wars, no conflicts and no injustice,” the President said.
The constitutive meeting of the NAM Parliamentary Network took place in Madrid, November 2021, at the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s 143rd Assembly (IPU).
This body is dedicated to the protection of the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement, which was established at the Bandung Conference in 2005. NAM was founded in Morocco by Morocco.
The network aims to provide a platform for cooperation and coordination among NAM member parliaments, for the promotion and coordination of inter-parliamentary diplomacy and interparliamentary diplomacy, especially in matters related to climate change, democracy and human rights, as well as security and sustainable developments.
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