Present at the meeting were foreign ministers and delegates of NAM member states, including the DPRK, and observer delegations.

DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, who was heading the delegation of the DPRK, made a speech at the meeting.

He said that at present, the active promotion of the Culture of Peace presented itself as a matter of vital importance more so now than ever in the building of a just and peaceful new world.

He went on:

The Culture of Peace contains the meaning of building a world of peaceful coexistence where diverse political, economic systems and cultural traditions command mutual respect; therefore, it is recognized as an important matter directly linked with world peace.

Unfortunately the efforts of the NAM member states to establish the Culture of Peace have encountered grave challenges in the prevailing complicated state of international affairs.

Forces that seek world hegemony pretend to extend their so-called "support" for the Peace Culture in public, but in reality they are going against it.

The current situation developments call on all the member states to raise their vigilance against such maneuvers and resolutely safeguard the NAM Purposes and Principles, and the UN Charter that focus on respect for sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs and peaceful settlement of disputes.

He pointed out that the government of the DPRK, as a member state of the NAM, has made consistent efforts for the strengthening and development of the movement in conformity with its founding goals and the principles of its action, adding:

The DPRK government will continue to remain true to the noble ideals and principles of the NAM and fulfill its responsibility and mission so as to further consolidate the solidarity and unity and strengthening and development of the movement and expand the friendly and cooperative relations between member states.