The President, John Dramani Mahama has arrived in the Serbian capital to participate in the commemorative meeting marking the 65th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
The summit, which is hosted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, is themed “The Legacy of Non-Alignment: Lessons for Today’s World.”
According to organisers, the gathering will reaffirm the movement’s core principles of sovereign equality among nations, respect for territorial integrity, non-interference in internal affairs, and stronger economic cooperation among developing countries.
Representatives from more than 30 nations across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America are expected to take part.
With 120 member states, the Non-Aligned Movement remains the largest international grouping outside the United Nations.
It was created during the Cold War to offer developing countries an independent diplomatic path, free from formal alignment with either the Western or Soviet blocs.
Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, was among the principal architects of the movement, working alongside Yugoslavia’s Josip Broz Tito, India’s Jawaharlal Nehru, Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser and Indonesia’s Sukarno.
Mahama’s attendance signals continuity in Ghana’s foreign-policy tradition of active engagement with the Global South and multilateral forums dedicated to sovereignty and development. Officials in Accra have framed the visit as an opportunity to reinforce longstanding partnerships and advance shared priorities on peace, security and economic cooperation.
The Belgrade meeting comes at a time of heightened geopolitical tension, when many member states continue to emphasise the value of strategic autonomy and collective voice on the international stage.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
