Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday underscored the significant role that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) can play in international arenas to boost unity and solidarity among the world nations.

NAM should be regarded as an ideal opportunity for forging unity and solidarity among the world nations and helping them build a much better world, the Iranian president said addressing a conference on 'studying the role of women and the youth in implementing NAM's goals'.

NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. NAM is the largest grouping of countries outside of the United Nations.

NAM member states represent nearly two-thirds of the United Nations' members and comprise 55% of the world population, particularly countries considered to be developing or part of the Third World.

Iran received NAM rotating presidency at the opening ceremony of the NAM summit in Tehran on August 26 from Egypt for a period of three years.
 

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