4th Conference at the Summit of Non-Aligned Countries
The policy of non-alignment arose from the resolution of a number of countries to safeguard their national independence and the legitimate rights of their peoples. Having become a major international movement, transcending all racial, regional and other barriers, non-alignment is becoming an integral part of notable structural changes in the international community as a whole.
It is the product of the anti-colonialist revolution in the world and the appearance of a large number of recently liberated countries which, by opting for an independent political orientation and development, refuse to allow the secular forms of subordination to be replaced by other equivalent manifestations.
Behind these changes are increasingly clearly expressed national aspirations for freedom, independence and equality and a determination to resist all forms of exploitation.
Three summit conferences of non-aligned countries took place successively in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) in 1961, in Cairo (Egypt) in 1964 and in Lusaka (Zambia) in 1970.
The policy of non-alignment is based in particular on the following fundamental principles:
- policy of national independence;
- non-membership of a multilateral military alliance;
- support for national liberation movements.
The countries that participated in the first summit conference (1961) numbered 26. Since then, 30 countries have joined them. The Algiers summit takes place in a particularly sensitive international political context which gives it exceptional significance.
It is the product of the anti-colonialist revolution in the world and the appearance of a large number of recently liberated countries which, by opting for an independent political orientation and development, refuse to allow the secular forms of subordination to be replaced by other equivalent manifestations.
Behind these changes are increasingly clearly expressed national aspirations for freedom, independence and equality and a determination to resist all forms of exploitation.
Three summit conferences of non-aligned countries took place successively in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) in 1961, in Cairo (Egypt) in 1964 and in Lusaka (Zambia) in 1970.
The policy of non-alignment is based in particular on the following fundamental principles:
- policy of national independence;
- non-membership of a multilateral military alliance;
- support for national liberation movements.
The countries that participated in the first summit conference (1961) numbered 26. Since then, 30 countries have joined them. The Algiers summit takes place in a particularly sensitive international political context which gives it exceptional significance.