The Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Movement started here today with the participation of 120 Member States, as well as 17 countries as observers, and 10 international organizations including the United Nations and African Union. The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the meeting was headed by Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Kabeer, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral Relations. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr said in his speech at the opening session that the movement's members have similar visions in dealing with common challenges which confirms that the movement is still an international player at international forums, particularly at the United Nations. He added that the Non-Aligned Movement was able to be an active party in formulating the new international order of peace and security.
