FM Saud urges for collective effort for conflict resolution

Kathmandu, July 5

Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prakash Saud has underscored the importance of the time-tested principles of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and urged global leaders for a collective effort in promoting dialogue, understanding, and peaceful resolutions to conflicts.

Addressing the Ministerial Meeting of the NAM Coordinating Bureau in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday, he shed light on the current global challenges and said that durable peace must be promoted through dialogue and respect for diversity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed in a statement.

FM Saud stressed the need for fostering international cooperation within NAM, deepening south-south cooperation and strengthening multilateralism with the United Nations at the centre to resolve global problems.

“Nepal firmly believes in the principles of NAM, and the power of unity in confronting these challenges," he said.

He highlighted the need to accelerate economic development to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and strive for a just, inclusive, and equitable world order.

Likewise, FM Saud emphasised ensuring prosperity for all so that no one is left behind. He further added that the NAM must champion reforming international financial institutions to make them more inclusive, transparent, and effective.

While highlighting Nepal's aspiration of graduating from the least-developed country by 2026, the Foreign Minister also underlined the adverse impacts of climate change in Nepal and stressed the need for collective advocacy of the  NAM for climate justice, promoting sustainable development, and mobilising support for climate adaptation and mitigation efforts.

On the sidelines of the event, FM Saud had bilateral meetings with Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Yuvan Gil-Pinto, Minister of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Mesganu Arga Moach, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, and Do Hung Viet, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam today.

The MoFA informed that the FM Saud is scheduled to meet Ilham Aliyev, President of the Azerbaijan, and Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister for Foreign Affairs Azerbaijan.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 6 July 2023.