he 15th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will issue a joint statement that calls for the implementation of all inter-Korean agreements and declarations.

South Korea’s Ambassador to Iran Kim Young-mok said the joint statement, issued Wednesday at Tehran, reflects the positions of both Koreas.

North Korea wanted the statement to include the importance of implementing the South-North June 15 joint declaration and the October 4th Summit Declaration. The South, on its part, stressed the need for the two Koreas to fully implement all inter-Korean accords and declarations.

Kim added that the Non-Aligned Movement’s joint statement also calls for a swift resolution to the North’s nuclear standoff based on the full implementation of the September 19th joint declaration.

Founded in April 1955, the Non-Aligned Movement is an international organization of countries that consider themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. It has 118 members