The 30 June-1 July Baku Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement’s Parliamentary Network established upon the instance of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan is remembered for its achievements.

As we reported earlier, the PN’s Statute on Working Modalities, official logo and flag were chosen, the Baku Declaration was adopted and the Network’s Chair and Vice Chairs had been elected at the event attended by more than 40 national parliamentary delegations and representatives of over 10 international organisations.

The conference participants travelled to the de-occupied territories of Azerbaijan including the town of Shusha and could witness the restoration and re-construction work in progress there.

The delegation leaders and members have shared their thoughts and impressions of the Baku Conference with mass media, and we are quoting some of those commentaries for you here:

Mustafa Şentop,

Chairman, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey:

‘I highly commend the efforts made to reinforce the Non-Aligned Movement’s activity during the Azerbaijani chairmanship. I consider that Azerbaijan has a grand role in injecting new force in the Non-Aligned Movement.’

Muhammad Sadig Sanjrani,  

Chairman, the Senate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan:

‘The Baku Conference of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement is taking place under the wise leadership of the President of Azerbaijan today. To my mind, this will have a positive influence on global unity.’

Gulshat Mammadova,

Chair, the Mejlis of the Milli Geňeş (parliament) of Turkmenistan:

‘The Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement provides opportunities for development of the dialoguing culture and, in this way, promotion of peace and stability.’

Abdel Wahab Abdel Razeq,

Chairman, the Senate of the Arab Republic of Egypt:

‘I am very glad to be taking part in the Baku Conference of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement. It is very important for peace in the world and for co-operation amongst parliaments.’  

Dato Haji Mohd Rashid bin Hasnon,

Deputy Chairman, the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Malaysia:

‘This conference will prove a substantial contribution to parliamentary networking and the policies of the Non-Aligned Movement member-states. We do not want conflicts between countries; we want to create peace. We hope that the members of the parliaments will give an added backing to the work of the Non-Aligned Movement.’

Gélase Daniel Ndabirabe,

Speaker, the National Assembly of Burundi:

‘The Non-Aligned Movement has impressed me very much. This organisation is important in that it will be the world’s future. I trust that the Baku Conference of the Parliamentary Network will contribute to that.’

Adel Al Asoomi,

President, the Arab Parliament:

‘The arrangement of this conference is Azerbaijan’s another success. We thank the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for this initiative and for his support to solution of international problems.’

Vanesa Montero Lopez,

Vice Speaker, the National Assembly of Venezuela:

‘The establishment of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement is a historic event. Upon this platform, we are promoting the principles and values of multilateralisation further. Given that, we highly value the initiative of Azerbaijan.’

Janibek Abirov,  

Member, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan:

‘The Non-Aligned Movement is a very important organisation. The Baku Conference is setting the very high organisational standards. The discussions and ideas expressed here are extremely important.’

Muhammad Talha Mahmud,

Member, the Delegation of Pakistan:

‘The international eventing in Baku is a big achievement for Azerbaijan.’

Mardani Ali Sera,

Head, the Delegation of Indonesia:

‘Azerbaijan has been chairing the Non-Aligned Movement for three years, which is telling of the state’s high reputation. It is in the agendas of all the Non-Aligned Movement member states to broaden their co-operation with Azerbaijan.’

Ma'mun Sulaiman,

Member, the Delegation of Malaysia:

‘The Baku Conference of the Parliamentary Network matters very much in terms of the promotion of the relations on the parliamentary level.’

Odilzhon Iminov,

Member, the Delegation of Uzbekistan:

‘We are aware of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia that followed the collapse of the Soviet Power. I hope that large residential estates will be built here and that these lands will progress under the guidance of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.’

Muhammad Ali Houmed,

President, the National Assembly of Djibouti:

‘Shusha Town is a symbol of Azerbaijan’s victory over the Armenian occupation forces. Our coming here shows that the Non-Aligned Movement member-countries support Azerbaijan and stand for her.’

The Press and Public Relations Department
The Milli Majlis