Kampala, (EFE).- The leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) today condemned the conclusion of their XIX. Summit of heads of state and government in Kampala called out “illegal Israeli military aggression” in the Gaza Strip.
“We strongly condemn Israel's illegal military aggression against the Gaza Strip, the indiscriminate attacks on Palestinian civilians and property, and the forced displacement of the Palestinian population,” said the closing statement of the meeting in the Ugandan capital.
“We also call for an immediate and permanent humanitarian ceasefire,” NAM leaders emphasized in the so-called “Kampala Declaration.”
Gaza has focused the talks
The war in Gaza shaped the discussions at this summit, and there were numerous calls for unity among the group to demand an end to hostilities and support the independence of the State of Palestine.
The final statement of the meeting, which began this Friday, was positioned in this spirit, claiming that the NAM rejects “colonialism, occupation and domination of the Palestinian territories.”
“We reiterate the need to make significant and urgent progress to achieve the end of the Israeli occupation, including the independence and sovereignty of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in order to achieve a two-state solution,” it said document.
Support for Palestine
The movement also reiterated its support “for the State of Palestine to be admitted as a member state of the United Nations to assume its rightful place in the community of nations.”
Likewise, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attended the closing ceremony with a speech in which he described as “unacceptable” the Israeli government’s refusal to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
“The refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and the denial of the right to a state for the Palestinian people is unacceptable,” Guterres said.
“This would indefinitely prolong a conflict that has become a major threat to global peace and security, deepening polarization and emboldening extremists everywhere,” the UN chief added at the Speke Convention Center hosting the meeting in the south from Kampala.
The NAM made this statement after the Israeli prime minister expressed to the United States last Thursday his opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state after the Gaza war, an initiative put on the table by the White House to resolve tensions has.
The NAM, one of the largest international organizations in the world, consists of 53 countries in Africa, 39 in Asia, 26 in Latin America and the Caribbean and two in Europe.
The summit brought together 24 heads of state and government, especially from Africa, this Friday in Kampala, but the Vice President of Cuba, Salvador Valdés, was also present; Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva; Venezuela, Yvan Gil; Nicaragua, Denis Moncada and Bolivia, including Celinda Sosa.