Trump – Pompeo parting shots hurt the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders

Ambassador Sir Ronald Sanders

As they are preparing to exit the White House and the State Department on January 20, the outgoing Donald Trump administration has planted some explosives for the foreign policy of the government of Joseph Biden Jr.

A grenade has already been thrown into policies that Antony Blinken, Biden’s nominated Secretary of State, might pursue in relation to Cuba and, consequently, the Caribbean region.

Statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Republic of Cuba for the Online Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Response to COVID-19

Online Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to Covid-19

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Virtual Summit “United against COVID-1” was held May 4, via videoconference, chaired by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The meeting took place in the format of the Contact Group, which includes regional representatives.

Iran keen on cooperation with ALBA states and NAM

Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said on Monday that Iran and Bolivarian Alliance ‘for the Peoples of Our America’ share common stance on various issues and can have extensive cooperation within framework of NAM.

He made the remarks in a meeting with ambassadors of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Latin American states on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of emerging the ALBA.

Non-Aligned meeting condemns Israel, demands end of massacres in Gaza

Al-Manar (Aug. 4) – Iranian President Sheikh Hassan Rohani called upon the UN Security Council and the United Nations on Monday to hasten an end to the Zionist massacres against the oppressed Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.

At the opening session of the ministerial meeting of the Committee on Palestine of the Non-Aligned Movement, Sheikh Rohani said that the continuation of the crisis in the Strip is due to lack of interest by the international community and its silence about the occupation crimes, adding that the United States and some Security Council members are turning a blind eye to the crimes of the occupation and defending the oppressor against the oppressed.

Moreover, the Iranian president called for a collective action to enable the Palestinian people of get their legitimate rights, pointing out that the Zionist entity has violated humanity and international norms by its aggression on Gaza.