The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was held at Tehran, Iran on 30-31 August 2012.The theme of the summit was Lasting Peace through Joint Global Governance.
At the Tehran Summit , the Chairmanship of NAM was passed on from Egypt
to Iran in accordance with the NAM’s practice of regional rotation.The
NAM meeting in Tehran was held in three phases: preparatory senior
officials meeting on 26-27 August, ministerial level meeting on 28-29
August, and the summit on 30-31 August. Heads of the government from
over 100 countries participated in the Tehran Summit to discuss the new
global challenges.
At the end of the summit, the outcome documents were adopted which
put emphasis on peace. Participants called for fundamental changes in
global governance and collective management of the world as the
precondition of establishing peace, and all of them expressed the call
for avoiding conflicts in the world.
Venezuela was selected the host for the 17th NAM Summit in 2015
and two nations, namely Azerbaijan Republic and Fiji, were accepted as
the new members of the organization.The NAM was founded in the former
Yugoslavia in 1961. It represents almost two-thirds of the UN members
and about 55 percent of the world population.
India's stance at Tehran Summit
India expressed support for popular aspirations for a democratic
order in Syria while cautioning against external intervention. India
urged NAM to take a clear stand on Syria.
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