Cuba Presents Draft of Final NAM Summit Declaration

Cuba has presented the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) with a draft of a final declaration to be discussed at the 14th Summit of this body in Havana from September 11-16.
A Cuban Foreign Ministry source told Prensa Latina Wednesday that the document was delivered to representatives of the member countries at the UN headquarters in New York by Abelardo Moreno, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister.
According to traditional practice, the proposal is first reviewed by the Bureau, in charge of coordinating activities and the positions of the states represented in the 116 member Non-Aligned Movement.
The draft declaration was prepared by Cuba as the host nation for the upcoming NAM meeting of heads of state and government. At the summit the island will assume the presidency of the group for a three-year period for the second time in its history.
The text covers essential issues related to the current international scene at a juncture when positions must be adopted to face a United States foreign policy that attempts to impose its views by force.
The explosive situation in the Middle East with Israel’s actions backed by Washington, the White House threats against Iran and Venezuela and the US plans to further tighten its blockade of Cuba are some of the situations bringing concern to the international community.
Another issue is the role the United Nations should play in the different crisis affecting the world and especially the demand for a restructuring of the UN Security Council, which the Non-Aligned Movement feels is necessary. (PL)