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Addressing the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 26, Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana reaffirmed Sri Lanka commitment to the founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement and called for the group collective attention to the need to address contemporary global challenges, highlighting in particular, poverty and terrorism.