NAM holds virtual Summit on Coronavirus

By Shakeel Ahmed

ISLAMABAD: A virtual summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will be held on Monday which would identify measures for enhanced coordination among member states in their common fight against the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The summit of the heads of state and government of NAM member states has been convened at the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, in his capacity as current chair of the movement. President Dr Arif Alvi will represent Pakistan at the summit. The online session will conclude with a political declaration of the movement “uniting against Covid-19” as well as identified measures for enhanced coordination among NAM members in their common fight against Covid-19.