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Deepening cooperation with NAM countries in Serbia’s interest

Belgrade, 5 September 2011

Serbian President Boris Tadic said today at a formal session held on the occasion of 50 years since the foundation of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Belgrade that it is in Serbia's interest to deepen and cherish this project that has existed for decades, and to raise to a higher level the political and economic cooperation with the proud countries and nations that are today in Belgrade.

Author: Fonet

Speaking at the session held at the House of the Serbian parliament, Tadic stated that the members of NAM are again in Belgrade where everything statrted 50 years ago and thanked Egypt, as the chair country of the movement, for having accepted the initiative to hold this session in the capital of Serbia.

The presence of delegations of more than 100 states at the celebration of the 50th anniversary should not be seen as a reflection of nostalgia, but as a lasting commitment to the policy of non-alignment.

Fifty years ago, the President of Serbia recalled, the world statesmen came to Belgrade seeing themselves as the embodiment of the conscience of the mankind at the time, rejecting any notion of dividing the world into two confronted blocks, colonial domination and economic exploitation.

These countries accounted for the majority of the mankind and a declaration that represented an alternative and a third path was adopted then, the Serbian President said.

The results of more than 50 years of work of NAM have contributed to development of the mankind, but we must not forget that the world has changed dramatically since 1961, Tadic pointed out.

No multilateral body has advocated harmony more, or worked more on introducing a fair order in the international community.

In this room, fathers, the founders of NAM designed a new type of international relations that respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the states, a collective system of security and peaceful coexistence, Tadic said.

Serbia is not a member of NAM, but our feelings of solidarity have not diminished and we are proud to be a part of those who helped make the world free of colonial domination, stated Tadic, who expressed his satisfaction with the fact that all countries that emerged from the break-up of Yugoslavia are attending this event.

Tadic pointed out that at the entrance to the parliament building there is a bronze plate that reminds of the first summit of NAM and which reads: "Confident of the power that peace, justice and progress bring, we hereby establish the policy of the non-alignment by giving the mankind a global vision, which gives hope for the future. "

Author: Fonet

May this message be the moral guideline for the next 50 years of NAM, the Serbian President declared. Addressing the participants of the NAM conference in the capacity of the chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Mohamed Kamel Amr recalled that the movement was founded by great leaders such as Tito, Nasser, Nehru and Suharto.

Despite the disintegration of the bipolar world and its transformation into unipolar, NAM continued to grow and from 25 members in 1961, today it has 120, he said.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt pointed out that the movement was formed on the principles of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs of other states and peaceful coexistence.

The session was attended by foreign ministers or representatives of 106 members of NAM, in which Serbia has the monitor status.

The formal session was also attended by Serbian parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic, Deputy Prime Minister Jovan Krkobabic and other Serbian officials.