In a memo titled “Non-Aligned Movement in a Changing World Situation: Reflections on the Eve of the Kampala Summit,” Araghchi emphasized Iran’s “principled and consistent” positions, including “unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and complete opposition to coercive sanctions that violate national sovereignty.”
The foreign minister pointed to a “fragile opportunity for peace” following a US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza following a “genocidal operation” that killed more than 67,000 Palestinians.
He identified “Zionist expansionism coupled with Israel’s possession of weapons of mass destruction” as the main cause of instability and security in the region.
Mr. Araguchi visited Kampala, where the 19th Interim Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement Coordination Bureau was held on October 15-16, chaired by Uganda.
The Foreign Minister outlined Iran’s vision for a more just and multipolar world and emphasized the importance of strengthening solidarity among developing countries.
“For Iran, this movement strengthens the call for justice, equity, and global institutional reform,” Araghchi wrote, expressing hope that the summit will strengthen substantive unity based on common interests and challenges.
“Iran is strongly committed to building a truly multipolar world order, a system in which prosperity is equitably distributed, aggression is systematically restrained, and sovereignty is established as the basis of global international relations,” he stressed.
He described the NAM as a “living symbol of fundamental principles of national sovereignty and principled resistance to hegemonic structures,” consistent with Iran’s foreign policy based on dignity and solidarity with the Global South.
Araghchi said Iran’s support for NAM deepened after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and that the country’s revolutionary spirit resonates with the movement’s anti-imperialist and independent ideals.
Iran has played an “active and decisive role” since then, he wrote, including hosting the 2012 Tehran Summit, which was dedicated to advancing serious negotiations on nuclear disarmament, Palestine, and collective resistance to unilateralism.
Elsewhere in the memo, Araghchi characterized the sanctions as “economic terrorism” and said that while they restricted development in the Global South, they also promoted resilience by strengthening South-South cooperation.
He highlighted emerging organizations such as the BRICS group as challengers to Western hegemony.
“In this complex environment, the Non-Aligned Movement’s moral authority, based on anti-hegemonic principles, provides an opportunity for strong and coordinated collective defense,” he added.
Araghchi said the movement’s staying power derives from its representation of the world’s demographic and moral majority, making it a democratic counterweight to exclusive groups like the G7.
The foreign minister stressed that Iran will approach the Kampala meeting with a “serious commitment to constructive multilateralism” and aim for concrete results that will enhance the capabilities of the Global South, without making “unrealistic promises of a paradigm shift.”
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