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| Iran's Mottaki in Egypt to attend NAM meeting |
| 2009-07-13 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has arrived in Egypt to attend the 15th ministerial meeting of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM). Mottaki arrived in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh in the early hours of Monday to take part in a two-day ministerial meeting of NAM members scheduled for July 13-14, IRIB reported. The Non-aligned Movement summit will start on July 11 and run through July 16. The summit will also be attended by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The NAM comprises of 118 countries and is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. It represents nearly two-thirds of the UN members. The organization has so far issued several statements in support of Iran's nuclear activities. The West, spearheaded by the US and Israel, the sole possessor of a nuclear arsenal in the Middle East, accuse Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapons program - a charge repeatedly denied by Tehran. The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), to which Iran is a signatory, grants its members the right to develop a civilian nuclear program. |
| Posted by:Fred |