Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint attended the 16th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement and Golden Jubilee Commemorative Ceremony

29th May 2011. A Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint attended the 16th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement and Golden Jubilee Commemorative Ceremony in Bali of Indonesia from 25 to 27 May.
The conference was opened at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bali on 25 May, attended by Indonesian President Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 79 delegations led by ministers and deputy ministers of 120 Non-Aligned countries, representatives of 20 observer countries and international organizations.
Leader of the Myanmar delegation Deputy Minister U Maung Myint delivered a statement in the General Debate at the Plenary Meeting. Leaders of delegations of member countries participated in the discussions in the theme of the conference "Shared Vision on the Contribution NAM for the Next 50 Years".
The Deputy Minister reaffirmed Myanmar's adherence to the fundamental principles of the NAM, particularly, the principles of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, peaceful settlement of disputes, refraining from acts or threats of aggression or use of force against a country.
The Deputy Minister expressed Myanmar's support for the Movement's principled position in UNSC's resolutions. He also condemned the use of unilateral trade and economic sanctions imposed on some members of the Movement for the purpose of exerting political pressures and urged the Movement to work together towards early lifting of those unilateral sanctions.
Furthermore, the Deputy Minister briefly explained Myanmar's view on the selected issues and recent political development and new government regarding Myanmar's foreign policy and five principles of peaceful co-existence and actively participating in the regional and international organizations. During the conference, the Deputy Minister met Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Morocco and Timor Leste, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan and the Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare of Sri Lanka and discussed mutual cooperation.
The 16th Conference adopted the Bali Final Document, the Declaration on Palestine Political Prisoners, the Bali Commemorative Declaration and the Statement on the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

(Source: the New Light of Myanmar 30-5-2011)