President Abdul Hamid has attended the ‘Commemorative Summit of G77 and China’ in Bolivia.
On his arrival at Fexpocruz, the summit venue, President Abdul Hamid was received by his Bolivian counterpart Juan Evo Morales Ayma, reports BSS.
The G77 summit has begun in Bolivia on Saturday with attendance of leaders of developing nations to draft a global anti-poverty agenda.
The G77 summit is marking the 50th anniversary of the group's founding under the theme "For a New World Order for Living Well.”
President Abdul Hamid will address the summit on Sunday and is also expected to hold bilateral talks with his Bolivian counterpart.
Apart from Bangladesh President, other Presidents, Vice Presidents and Prime Ministers of more than 30 countries under Group 77 including Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay, Cuba, Haiti, Chad, Costa Rica, Iran, Tanzania, Zambia, Guinea, Gabon, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Dominica, Namibia and Swaziland are attending the two-day summit.
They will discuss various agendas including food security, poverty reduction and creating sustainable ways to protect the earth.
In the inaugural session, Ban Ki-moon urged the world leaders to work together to reduce poverty and inequality, while balancing the needs of the environment and addressing climate change.
The UN Secretary General stressed that a new development agenda must be based on human-rights and the rule of law, and in line with the UN Charter.
The Bolivian President said that the G77 Summit will re-launch the vision of 133 members of Group 77 to serve the people of the countries of the world.
The summit will close on Sunday with a document that Bolivian authority described as "the first draft of the post Millennium Development Goals."
China, which is not a G77 member, is participating in the summit, by a vice chairman of China's National People's Congress, Chen Zhu.
The G77, established in 1964, is the largest inter-governmental organisation of developing countries within the UN system with a membership of 133.
Though the membership of G77 has increased to 133 countries to date, the original name was retained giving its historic significance.