PM Narendra Modi to participate in NAM virtual summit on coronavirus on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would participate in the virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held on Monday to enhance coordination of the member states in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

PM Modi would take part in the NAM virtual summit which is being organised at the initiative of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in his capacity as the current chair of the movement.

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 battle against the coronavirus.

Pakistan, too, would be participating in the NAM virtual summit. The country will be represented by President Arif Alvi.

The NAM represents the biggest grouping of countries outside the United Nations, comprising 120 developing countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.