By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Oct. 10: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali addressed the Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held virtually on the margins of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.  
Speaking at the meeting this morning, he underlined the relevance of the Bandung Principles as time-tested and sacrosanct ideals for the peaceful global order, informed the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York.
While highlighting the impacts of COVID-19 on the poorest and most vulnerable countries and peoples, he called for greater international collaboration and support in their recovery efforts.
Minister Gyawali further underscored the need for internalising by all the cost of discord and benefit of cooperation and strengthening multilateral institutions so that all nations- large or small- can coexist in dignity and contribute to the shared goals of peace, prosperity and justice.
“With its numerical and moral strength, NAM should claim its rightful place and amplify the voice of the weak and vulnerable countries. NAM must prove itself as a collective voice of reason and a source of strength to its membership,” he said.
A total of 54 speakers, including 36 Ministers from NAM Member States addressed the meeting which was held under the theme of “Bandung+65: More Relevant, United and Effective NAM against Emerging Global Challenges, including COVID-19”.
The Meeting adopted a Political Declaration and a Special Declaration upon its conclusion.