Thursday, August 30, 2012

NAM summit: Iran rules out nuclear bomb; Egypt attacks Syria


Tehran: Amidst Western efforts to isolate Iran over its nuclear programme, the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement opened here on Thursday with Iran nuclear programme and Syrian crisis topping the agenda. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei opened the summit by declaring that his country was not seeking nuclear weapons. He, however, vowed not to abandon Iran’s controversial nuclear program. Speaking on the first day of the two-day summit of the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement, Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters in Iran, added the country considers the use of nuclear weapons to be "a big and unforgiveable sin”.
He further accused the US of "bullying" the world. Later, Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi criticised Syria’s regime, calling it “oppressive”The Syrian delegation at the Summit walked out during Mursi’s speech. Mursi said it was an "ethical duty" to support the Syrian people against the "oppressive regime" in Damascus. "We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom." Mursi’s visit to Iran on Thursday was the first by an Egyptian leader to the Islamic Republic in three decades. It represents a major thaw in relations between the two countries since Mursi, an Islamist, became President in June in the aftermath of the country’s 2011 uprising. Iran and Egypt, however, remain divided over Syria’s crisis. Shi’ite Iran backs the Damascus regime while there is widespread sympathy in Egypt for the rebels seeking to oust President Bashar Assad.The two-day meet of the 120-nation grouping began with the national anthem of Iran followed by the recitation of the verses from the holy Quran. Coming in the midst of reservations expressed by the US and some other western countries, Tehran is projecting the 16th NAM Summit as a big diplomatic victory, notwithstanding the sanctions and other financial restrictions imposed on it. India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is leading the Indian delegation to the Summit, which is being attended by over 30 Heads of State and Government.

The Summit is being held after a two-day experts' meeting and a conference of the foreign ministers of the NAM member states which also lasted for two days. The guest list also includes UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The Summit opened with Iran assuming the Chair from Egypt for the next three years. Important leaders attending the summit included Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The US and Western countries have accused Iran of pursuing a clandestine and dangerous nuclear weapons programme. Iran says its nuclear programme is a peaceful drive to produce electricity so that the world's fourth-largest crude oil exporter can sell more of its oil and gas abroad. The Non-Aligned Movement, the rotating presidency of which was conferred to Iran on August 26, comprises two-third of the UN member states and was established in 1961 in Belgrade.

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