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PGMA named to speak for Asia in NAM Summit in Egypt

MANILA, July 11 (PNA) -- The selection of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to speak in behalf of Asia in next
week’s Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Egypt is a signal honor for the country, according to Press
Secretary Cerge Remonde.

In a radio interview, Remonde said no less than the head of the NAM Summit, Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak, personally handpicked President Arroyo to be the spokesperson for the heads of states of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the region during the event slated July 15-16 in Sharm
El-Sheikh.

Next to the United Nations, NAM is the biggest international organization in the world with more than 100
teams and heads of government and state in attendance.

Remonde said most of NAM’s members are mini states that are members of the Organization of Islamic
Conference. “There are so many opportunities for bilateral meetings among heads of state and heads of
government attending the summit.”