Foreign Minister in South Africa for Ministerial meeting

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hackman Owusu-Agyeman is attending the ministerial meeting of the co-ordinating bureau of the non-aligned movement in Durban, South Africa.

The meeting, scheduled to take place from April 27 to 29 would review the international situation and deliberate on political and economic developments affecting member states since the last ministerial meeting in Colombia, 2000.

A statement issued on Monday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, this includes the threats to world peace and security, the Middle East conflict, intra-state conflicts, terrorism, worsening terms of trade, economic deprivation and poverty.

It said the meeting, being attended by 115 members of the movement, would deliberate on the challenges confronting the movement against the background of the evolving nature of the international system characterised by globalisation.

"It will also explore innovative approaches to reinvigorating the Non-Aligned Movement, in order to strengthen its influence in shaping the course of international affairs," the statement said.