A Myanmar delegation led by Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win arrived back here via Bangkok by air yesterday evening after attending the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Movement held in Havana of Cuba from 27 to 30 April. At the opening
ceremony on 29 April morning, Cuban President Mr Raul Castro Ruz delivered an address. Over
700 delegates from 119 NAM member countries, 14 observer states, six international organizations and 29 invited countries attended the meeting. Minister U Nyan Win attended the meeting on 29 and 30 April in his capacity as one of the Vice- Chairmen elected from the
Asian group. On 30 April, Minister U Nyan Win delivered an address that the rapid pace
of globalization and the global economic uncertainty were posing daunting challenges to the
developing countries. Measures taken by the developed countries in reviving their economy
should not be at the expense of the developing countries. As a result of current financial and economic crises, domestic production and exports have dramatically declined. The crisis also caused trade imbalances between developed and developing countries due to protectionism and
restrictive measures applied by the developed countries on the developing ones. Therefore, it is necessary to increase trade and investment among the member countries of NAM.The minister said that taking advantage of the financial crisis and in the name of democracy and human
rights, some industrialized countries have been imposing economic restrictions on third world countries with the aim of exerting political pressures. Democracy is a universal value based on the will of the people to determine their own future. There is no single model of Democracy. He stressed the need to lift unilateral sanctions imposed on developing countries as they were against the international law and counterproductive to the promotion of democracy and human rights of the country concerned. The minister also urged developed countries to provide urgently needed medicines, financial and technical assistance to the developing countries in prevention and fight against recent outbreak of swine flu epidemic originated in Mexico. Minister U Nyan
Win appraised the meeting with positive developments achieved in the implementation of Sevenstep Road Map to democratization in Myanmar and the status of reconstruction works
undertaken for the victims of Cyclone Nargis. On 27 April afternoon, Minister U Nyan Win met
with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Mr Marcos Rodriguez Costa and exchanged views on strengthening of bilateral relations and mutual cooperation in the international fora. He attended a welcoming reception hosted by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Mr Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on 29 April evening. The Ministerial Meeting was held in conjunction with the 15th Non-Aligned Summit to be held in Egypt in July 2009. The Ministerial Meeting adopted a Final Document to be submitted to the 15th NAM Summit as well as declarations on the current
financial and economic crisis, solidarity with Swine Flu affected Mexico and on Palestine and on
Zimbabwe. The Myanmar delegation also attended the Senior Officials Meeting of the NAM Coordinating Bureau held on 27 and 28 April. The Senior Officials Meeting had discussed
global issues, regional and sub-regional issues, and development, social and human rights issues
contained in the draft Final Declaration to be submitted to the 15th Summit of the NAM to be held in Egypt in July 2009.
ceremony on 29 April morning, Cuban President Mr Raul Castro Ruz delivered an address. Over
700 delegates from 119 NAM member countries, 14 observer states, six international organizations and 29 invited countries attended the meeting. Minister U Nyan Win attended the meeting on 29 and 30 April in his capacity as one of the Vice- Chairmen elected from the
Asian group. On 30 April, Minister U Nyan Win delivered an address that the rapid pace
of globalization and the global economic uncertainty were posing daunting challenges to the
developing countries. Measures taken by the developed countries in reviving their economy
should not be at the expense of the developing countries. As a result of current financial and economic crises, domestic production and exports have dramatically declined. The crisis also caused trade imbalances between developed and developing countries due to protectionism and
restrictive measures applied by the developed countries on the developing ones. Therefore, it is necessary to increase trade and investment among the member countries of NAM.The minister said that taking advantage of the financial crisis and in the name of democracy and human
rights, some industrialized countries have been imposing economic restrictions on third world countries with the aim of exerting political pressures. Democracy is a universal value based on the will of the people to determine their own future. There is no single model of Democracy. He stressed the need to lift unilateral sanctions imposed on developing countries as they were against the international law and counterproductive to the promotion of democracy and human rights of the country concerned. The minister also urged developed countries to provide urgently needed medicines, financial and technical assistance to the developing countries in prevention and fight against recent outbreak of swine flu epidemic originated in Mexico. Minister U Nyan
Win appraised the meeting with positive developments achieved in the implementation of Sevenstep Road Map to democratization in Myanmar and the status of reconstruction works
undertaken for the victims of Cyclone Nargis. On 27 April afternoon, Minister U Nyan Win met
with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Mr Marcos Rodriguez Costa and exchanged views on strengthening of bilateral relations and mutual cooperation in the international fora. He attended a welcoming reception hosted by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Mr Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on 29 April evening. The Ministerial Meeting was held in conjunction with the 15th Non-Aligned Summit to be held in Egypt in July 2009. The Ministerial Meeting adopted a Final Document to be submitted to the 15th NAM Summit as well as declarations on the current
financial and economic crisis, solidarity with Swine Flu affected Mexico and on Palestine and on
Zimbabwe. The Myanmar delegation also attended the Senior Officials Meeting of the NAM Coordinating Bureau held on 27 and 28 April. The Senior Officials Meeting had discussed
global issues, regional and sub-regional issues, and development, social and human rights issues
contained in the draft Final Declaration to be submitted to the 15th Summit of the NAM to be held in Egypt in July 2009.
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