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15th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement
The summit was held in Sharm El-Sheik, a holiday and tourist resort town
of Egypt at the Southern tip of Sinai Peninsula from 11-16 July 2009.
Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organisation as usual was represented
by a ten member international delegation as follows:-
1- Mr. Ahmed Hamrouch – President
2- Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain, Secretary – General
3- Mr. E.A. Vidyasekera, Coordinator of the Secretariat
4- Mr. Moheb El Samrah – Member of the Secretariat
5- Mr. Toshio Akiniwa, Representative-Director of Japan AALA
6- Madam Aya Takada, Interpreter, Member of Japan AALA
7- Mr. Hiraku Sugawara, Member of International Bureau of Japanese
Communist Party.
8- Mr. Yasuo Ogata, Vice-Chair of Japanese Communist Party
9- Mr. Masato Mizutani, Executive Committee Member of National
Confederation of Trade Unions (ZENROREN)
10- Mr. Hiroshi Takakasaki, Secretary-General of Japan Council Against
Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (MIHOM GENSURKYO)
AAPSO was one of the very few civil society organisations represented at
this state level gathering. Nevertheless AAPSO continue to play its
significant role in the movement. On the eve of the NAM Summit AAPSO
held an international seminar focusing the future direction of the
Non-Aligned Movement. The contributions at the seminar was compiled into
a booklet and was distributed at the summit. In addition the speech of
the President contained the role of the Afro-Asian Peoples Movement
specially the importance of the civil society in pressuring the NAM
states for good governance, eradication of corruption, upholding
democracy and human rights.
The statement also high-lighted the climatic change and its effect on
economic development, specially in agriculture and food production. As
the financial crisis and economic recession has impacted on the
developing countries adversely, need for greater unity and mobilization
of the resources to improve the development of south countries was
stressed.
AAPSO calls for an alternative paradigm for the economic development of
the south countries as enunciated by the expert commission setup by the
United Nations General Assembly under Professor Joseph Stiglitz. The
statement calls for the reform of IMF and World Bank where developing
countries will have a stronger say.
During the summit conference, AAPSO delegates had contacted several
leaders of states as and when the time permitted. These meetings helped
to renew contacts and also brief the aspirations of the civil society.
AAPSO hopes to popularise this message among the civil society thereby
enlightening the people for the right direction of the future action of
NAM.
Permanent Secretariat of AAPSO
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