Iran's Membership in G15 Warmly Welcomed by Member States
November 1, 2000 - 0:0
TEHRAN Acceptance of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Group of 15 (G15) was enthusiastically welcomed by member states in Mexico Monday.
Iran gained entry into the international body during its 10th summit meeting in Cairo.
According to a report by the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Press and Information Department, senior experts of the G15 met in Mexico City on Monday to exchange views and outline the agenda for the forthcoming 21st foreign ministerial session.
Uprooting poverty, reviewing the foreign debts of developing countries, South-South cooperation, North-South dialogue and social challenges including poverty, unemployment, nutrition, and illiteracy were among major topics discussed by the participants in the meeting.
Issues related to trade and investment, the environment, communications, manpower, strengthening of cooperation among member states, exchange of experience as well as migration were also discussed in Monday meeting.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Mohammad-Hossein Adeli, representing the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Mexico meeting, stressed that international financial systems, in practice, have been proven to be in need of reforms.
Addressing the meeting, he said that such reforms should be made through participation of all developing countries and the international community as a whole.
In order to remove obstacles and settle existing problems, the needs and interests of all countries should be taken into consideration, he said, adding that in this regard due attention should be paid to the role being played by developing states.
Elsewhere in his speech, he said developed states should follow multilateral trade principles, and that joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) should be in line with political considerations.
Adeli further welcomed Indonesia's proposal that expansion of electronic technology, information, communication and trade bet put on the agenda of the next year's summit meeting of the group.
The 11th summit of the G15 will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, next year.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese proposal on bilateral investment and freedom of trade among G15 member states was accepted by the Iranian delegation participating in the meeting.
(IRNA)
Iran gained entry into the international body during its 10th summit meeting in Cairo.
According to a report by the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Press and Information Department, senior experts of the G15 met in Mexico City on Monday to exchange views and outline the agenda for the forthcoming 21st foreign ministerial session.
Uprooting poverty, reviewing the foreign debts of developing countries, South-South cooperation, North-South dialogue and social challenges including poverty, unemployment, nutrition, and illiteracy were among major topics discussed by the participants in the meeting.
Issues related to trade and investment, the environment, communications, manpower, strengthening of cooperation among member states, exchange of experience as well as migration were also discussed in Monday meeting.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Mohammad-Hossein Adeli, representing the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Mexico meeting, stressed that international financial systems, in practice, have been proven to be in need of reforms.
Addressing the meeting, he said that such reforms should be made through participation of all developing countries and the international community as a whole.
In order to remove obstacles and settle existing problems, the needs and interests of all countries should be taken into consideration, he said, adding that in this regard due attention should be paid to the role being played by developing states.
Elsewhere in his speech, he said developed states should follow multilateral trade principles, and that joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) should be in line with political considerations.
Adeli further welcomed Indonesia's proposal that expansion of electronic technology, information, communication and trade bet put on the agenda of the next year's summit meeting of the group.
The 11th summit of the G15 will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, next year.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese proposal on bilateral investment and freedom of trade among G15 member states was accepted by the Iranian delegation participating in the meeting.
(IRNA)