Foreign Minister Anifah Aman led the Malaysian delegation to the 16th Conference of Heads of State/Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (16th NAM Summit) in Tehran, Iran, beginning today, and ends on Aug 31.             

A statement from the ministry said he was accompanied by senior ministry officials.

The NAM Summit is held once every three years to review the implementation of decisions made at the last Summit, and addresses current global issues and challenges.             

It will be preceded by the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting on Aug 26 and 27.             

These meetings, among others, will consider the draft Final Document of the 16th NAM Summit and make preparation for the summit.

            

Apart from that, the Ministerial Meeting of the NAM Committee on Palestine will convene on Aug 28.             

During the Summit, the leaders are expected to endorse the Final Document and relevant declaration of the meetings.             

- Bernama