NAM supports Chavez's stand against US: Venezuelan ministry
31/7/2008 17:45
Officials from 118 countries attending the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
conference in Tehran have voiced their support for Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez's stance toward the United States, Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said
yesterday.
The NAM expressed its concerns for the aggressive stance of US
President George W. Bush's administration toward Venezuela, saying the
Venezuelan people have the right to choose their government and economic system,
the ministry said.
The meeting, which concluded yesterday, discussed future
actions and strategies of the NAM.
Representatives from 118 members, 15
observer members and eight international and regional organizations including 60
foreign ministers attended the conference.
The meeting also discussed issues
such as food security and European immigration policies.
The NAM, founded in
April 1955, is an international organization of states considering themselves as
bloc-free and is aimed at ensuring "the national independence, sovereignty,
territorial integrity and security." It has 118 member countries, most of which
share a critical view of the U.S and the developed world in general.
Iran
assumed the chairmanship of the conference Tuesday.
Xinhua
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