KAZAN, Russia, October 24. Under Azerbaijan's chairmanship, the Non-Aligned Movement has made considerable progress in its institutional development over the past four years, said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the participants of the first plenary session of the 16th BRICS Summit in the BRICS Plus format, Trend reports.
"Azerbaijan is an active supporter of the principle of multilateralism in international relations, as was clearly demonstrated during our chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement from 2020 to 2023. In the four years of our chairmanship, the Non-Aligned Movement made great strides in its institutional development and significantly strengthened its place in the international relations system. The experience of successful chairmanship of the Movement is now helping us as Chair of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia," President Ilham Aliyev said.