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The Members States Of The Group Of 77

G-77 + China FMs endorse Doha declaration
 

Qatar's permanent delegate to the UN and the vice chairman of
the organizing committee of the G-77 and China second summit H.E  Nasser Abdulaziz Al-nassr said that the foreign minister of the member states have endorsed the Doha Political Declaration and the work plan that would be presented to the heads of states and governments on Wednesday 15 June for adoption.

Doha political declaration deals with issues like Somalia, Iraq, Palestine and several other issues that some members states have presented in order to get support of the rest of the countries in the group, while the work plan include development issues, with a particular emphasis on south-south cooperation and poverty reducing, he said in a press conference following the foreign ministers meeting on Monday June 13, 2005.

On reforms of the UN and the expansion of the Security council, the Qatari diplomat reiterated the fact that these political issues were not the main focus of the meeting and these would be dealt with during the Non-Alignment Movement gathering on the sidelines of the summit in Doha.

Replying on a question about the impact of the bilateral allies between countries in the south and the north, mainly the US, Al-Nassr said that the group include poor and developing countries and the aim of the group is to come out with unified plans that would presented to the countries in the north.

H.E the ambassador brought to minds that the very holding of
this summit meeting in Doha as the United Nations is marking its
60th foundation anniversary and ahead of the general assembly meeting scheduled to convene next September to review progress on the millennium plan is a great achievement for poorer countries because it provides them with a rare opportunity to concert stances and figure out workable demands.