No:300/19, Statement by H.E. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the Forty-third Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77
27 September 2019
Distinguished Ministers,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen!
It is a historic day for the Republic of Azerbaijan. With your valuable support and endorsement, we have just become a part of the world’s biggest alliance of states after the United Nations gathered together to advance the universal cause of economic and social development.
I wish to thank all members of the Group of 77 for their valuable support. My special gratitude is addressed to the State of Palestine for the excellent stewardship of our inquiry for admission to the Group.
In light of the processes of globalization and deepening interdependence among economies, strengthening South-South cooperation has become a major imperative both as a development strategy and as a means for ensuring that developing countries participate fully in international economic relations, which is one of the key objectives of the United Nations and essential component of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Azerbaijan stands ready to actively contribute to the noble mission of the Group of 77 on ensuring sustainable development through the promotion of economic cooperation.
As you might probably know, the Republic of Azerbaijan will host the next Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement on 25-26 October 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan where we will assume the chairmanship of the Movement for upcoming 3 years. One of our chairmanship priorities will be to revitalize the coordination mechanism of NAM-G-77, namely the Joint Coordination Committee, in order to build a better synergy between 2 biggest groups of countries within the United Nations.
Once again I wish to thank all G-77 member states for their valuable support and looking forward to working with you all.
Thank you!
