Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid, on Thursday, arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, to attend the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), scheduled for Saturday.
In addition to leading the Maldivian delegation, the Minister will deliver a statement on behalf of the country during the two-day summit.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev will host the 18th Summit under the theme 'Upholding the Bandung Principles to ensure concerted and adequate response to the challenges of a contemporary world'.
Just arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan to participate and represent the #Maldives at the 18th NAM Summit. I will be delivering a statement at the Summit, outlining why #NAM and it’s principles is important to the Maldives, and why we want to re-engage with the international community. pic.twitter.com/5vpBpGVdIS
— Abdulla Shahid 🎈 (@abdulla_shahid) October 24, 2019
Prior to Shahid's arrival, Foreign Secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed participated in the preparatory meetings leading up to the summit
NAM was formed in 1961and is comprised of 120 member states. Summits are held every three years.
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