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Baku: The State of Qatar participated in the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which is held in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.
Qatar's delegation to the meeting was headed by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi.
Addressing the meeting, the Minister underlined that one of the priorities of the State of Qatar's policy is to support efforts to build and sustain security, stability and world peace by preventing and resolving crises and conflicts through peaceful means and mediation besides promoting preventive diplomacy.
The Minister said that collective security faces many challenges in light of the increasing volume and complexity of conflicts in many regions of the world and the increase of extremism and terrorism. He pointed out that these challenges are common to all countries of the world making it imperative for all to contribute and cooperate in a positive spirit in order to achieve international peace and security, to prevent and resolve conflicts by peaceful means, to adopt dialogue instead of confrontation, as well as not to create crises and to abide by the provisions of international law and international legitimacy resolutions.
He noted that the trend towards imposing unilateral coercive measures outside the United Nations system was one of the most serious challenges facing the world today, adding that it posed a serious threat to the international order, the principles of equality, sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and flagrant violations of international law, the Charter of the United Nations and human rights and help creating an unstable environment, fueling conflicts and helping terrorist organizations achieve their goals, taking advantage of the absence of constructive cooperation and coordination between States. He called upon NAM, with its weight on the international scene, to increase its role in resolving conflicts, defend the interests of its States and to continue to promote the goals set by its early founders to promote justice and equality among nations, safeguard the dignity of peoples and achieve economic and social justice, besides achieving the international peace and security, in accordance with the principles of international legality.
The Minister stressed that the State of Qatar is keen to fulfill all its responsibilities as an active member of the Non-Aligned Movement at various levels, regionally and internationally. He reiterated Qatar's firm stance in support of the Palestinian people and its efforts to restore all its legitimate rights, including the establishment of an independent State with Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders, in accordance with the two-state solution agreed upon by the international community and based on the resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab peace initiative. 'The resumption of the peace process in the Middle East requires the international community to exert various forms of pressure on Israel to comply with the resolutions of the international legitimacy on the Palestinian issue, he said. He added that we are aware of the importance of the political support provided by the Non-Aligned Movement to the Palestinian cause. We have no doubt that this position will continue at this stage when the Palestinian issue faces serious challenges through the tendency of some to consolidate the status quo in violation of international legitimacy resolutions.
The Minister said that the international community is still unable to fulfil its legal and moral responsibilities in finding a solution to the Syrian crisis despite its consequences and serious repercussions on the region and the world.
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