BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. Azerbaijan occupies an important place in the international arena, Director of Links Europe Dennis Sammut, who took part in the international conference "From Bandung to Baku: The Non-Aligned Movement in a Complex and Changing Global Context," told Trend.
He noted that the period of Azerbaijan's chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement fell on a very difficult period.
"The Non-Aligned Movement is one of the largest organizations in the world. And the period of Azerbaijan's presidency fell on a very difficult time. Azerbaijan, during its chairmanship in the organization, encouraged member countries to solve existing problems," Sammut added.
Baku hosted an international conference "From Bandung to Baku: The Non-Aligned Movement in a Complex and Changing Global Context". It was attended by representatives of think tanks and foreign policy departments from the member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement, representatives of the government of Azerbaijan and the diplomatic corps in the country, as well as local experts.