Iraqi FM: Syria, Nations’ Right To N-energy On NAM Agenda

Tehran, Aug 28, IRNA – Iraq’s foreign minister said here Tuesday Syria issue and need for respecting nations’ absolute right to take peaceful advantage of nuclear energy would be among most important issue to be surveyed at XVI Tehran NAM Summit. Hoshyar Zabari made the remark upon his arrival at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini (P) International Airport early Tuesday morning to attend the ministerial conference of the NAM Summit. “Trying to uproot poverty, improvement of the relations among nations, medical services and Palestinian nation’s problems would be among the other issues to be surveyed during the two day meeting,” Zabari told the reporters present at the airport. He emphasized, “The XVI Tehran NAM Summit is one of the most important conferences held in the region this year as this movement is one of the greatest international organizations.” Pointing out that the Non-Aligned Movement has 120 members from five continents around the globe, the Iraqi foreign minister noted, “The sponsoring of the 16th Summit meeting in Tehran is of great importance both due to the time it is held and due to the place, and very significant issues would be surveyed by the present member countries.” Zabari added, “Iraq is present at this conference at highest possible level.” He noted that being present in Iran is joyful for the Iraqi officials, arguing, “The most important shared decisions would be published in the final communique of the XVI Summit Conference and that communique would definitely be approved by the majority of the present countries at the summit.” The two-day NAM Foreign Ministers Conference would begin in Tehran on Tuesday and Wednesday. The XVI Tehran NAM Summit Meeting, too, would be held at the Tehran Summits Hall on Thursday August 30th and Friday August 31st./end