1973 Non-Aligned Standing Committee Conference
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Host country | Kingdom of Afghanistan |
Date | May 13, 1973 ( 1973-05-13 ) -May 15, 1973 ( 1973-05-15 ) |
Cities | Kabul |
Chair |
Mohammed Zahir Shah
( King of Afghanistan ) |
1973 Non-Aligned Movement Standing Committee Conference took place on 13-15 May 1973 in Kabul , the capital city of Afghanistan . [1] The country participated in the work of the movement since the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade in 1961. Afghanistan perceived Non-Alignment as a guaranty of peace in independence in the context in which the country shared a long border both with Soviet Union and CENTO member states. [2] The 1973 meeting was opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Mohammad Musa Shafiq . [3] While serving as a host country, Afghanistan decided to nevertheless play marginal role in the event concerned how its more prominent role may be perceived by major powers. [3] Delegation of Sri Lanka proposed Colombo as the host of the 5th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement which was strongly supported by SFR Yugoslavia . [3] Panama joined the NAM as an observer, while Bangladesh , despite reservations by Pakistan , joined as a full member state. [3] Yugoslavia supported unofficial interest by Australia and North Korea to attend the next meeting with observer status. [3] India , Guyana and SFR Yugoslavia played particularly active role in preparation of the working materials for the following summit in Algeria . [3] Chile proposed inclusion of discussion on measures against global corporate threats and measures to protect sovereign control over natural resources . [3] In July of the same year the host country was faced with 1973 Afghan coup d'état after which the new authorities stated their intention to maintain country's non-aligned position. [4]
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References
- ↑ n.a. (2016). "Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Countries" . Union of International Associations . Retrieved 6 February 2022 .
- ↑ Hasan, Zubeida (1964). "The Foreign Policy of Afghanistan" . Pakistan Horizon . 17 (1): 48–57. JSTOR 41403798 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tvrtko Jakovina (2011). Treća strana Hladnog rata [ The Third Side of the Cold War ] (in Croatian). Fraktura. ISBN 978-953-266-203-0 .
- ↑ "Afghanistan Coup Topples Monarchy" . MERIP Reports (19): 18–19. August 1973. doi : 10.2307/3011848 . JSTOR 3011848 .
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