Asian-African Countries Address Global Issues

 
Christina Desy, Rofiq Hidayat
 
Commemorating the 60th year of the Asian-African Conference, Indonesia invited the representatives of around 109 state and international organizations to join the 2015 Asian-African Conference in Jakarta and Bandung last week from April 19th to 24th.
 
According to Setya Novanto, Speaker of the House of Representatives (House), the difficulties in resolving the world’s problems continue to become more complex. To that end, the Asian-African countries will need to build stronger partnerships to solve the issues they face.
 
The foundation for these partnerships has been realized by the establishment of the Asian-African Parliamentary Group. The first meeting of this group was held last week at which various global issues such as health, trade, environmental issues, investment and sustainable development were discussed.
 
President Joko Widodo applauded the establishment of this forum, stating that this new body can play a significant role in representing the demands of the public. In addition, the establishment of the Parliamentary Group will strengthen the brotherhood and solidarity between Asian and African nations.
 
Declarations
Former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasized the historical reason for the establishment of the Asian-African Conference, which was to spread peace around the world. In line with this objective, it is every Asian-African country’s obligation to minimize conflicts between them.
 
In that regard, the conference produced a number of commitments amongst the Asian-African Conference’s participants that were incorporated into a number documents, namely the 2015 Bandung Messages, Declaration of Asian-African Strategic Partnership, and Declaration on Palestine.
 
Under these documents, the participants agree to strengthen cooperation between their parliaments under the south-south cooperation framework, as well as promote world peace and welfare.
 
The participants also committed to enforcing the Bandung Tenth Principles (Dasasila Bandung) in order to solve pressing world issues. Under this last commitment, the Asian African countries also supported independence for Palestine and its territories that have been occupied since 1967.
 
Adding to Mr. Novanto’s statement, President Joko Widodo encouraged all participant states’ representatives to meet at the General Session of the United Nations that is held every two years, in order to monitor the enforcement of their commitments. Mr. Widodo also welcomed the idea of designating 24th April as the Asian-African Conference Day as well as the plan to establish an Asia Africa Center in Indonesia.
 
(hot/kc)
 
Christina Desy, Rofiq Hidayat
 
Commemorating the 60th year of the Asian-African Conference, Indonesia invited the representatives of around 109 state and international organizations to join the 2015 Asian-African Conference in Jakarta and Bandung last week from April 19th to 24th.
 
According to Setya Novanto, Speaker of the House of Representatives (House), the difficulties in resolving the world’s problems continue to become more complex. To that end, the Asian-African countries will need to build stronger partnerships to solve the issues they face.
 
The foundation for these partnerships has been realized by the establishment of the Asian-African Parliamentary Group. The first meeting of this group was held last week at which various global issues such as health, trade, environmental issues, investment and sustainable development were discussed.
 
President Joko Widodo applauded the establishment of this forum, stating that this new body can play a significant role in representing the demands of the public. In addition, the establishment of the Parliamentary Group will strengthen the brotherhood and solidarity between Asian and African nations.
 
Declarations
Former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasized the historical reason for the establishment of the Asian-African Conference, which was to spread peace around the world. In line with this objective, it is every Asian-African country’s obligation to minimize conflicts between them.
 
In that regard, the conference produced a number of commitments amongst the Asian-African Conference’s participants that were incorporated into a number documents, namely the 2015 Bandung Messages, Declaration of Asian-African Strategic Partnership, and Declaration on Palestine.
 
Under these documents, the participants agree to strengthen cooperation between their parliaments under the south-south cooperation framework, as well as promote world peace and welfare.
 
The participants also committed to enforcing the Bandung Tenth Principles (Dasasila Bandung) in order to solve pressing world issues. Under this last commitment, the Asian African countries also supported independence for Palestine and its territories that have been occupied since 1967.
 
Adding to Mr. Novanto’s statement, President Joko Widodo encouraged all participant states’ representatives to meet at the General Session of the United Nations that is held every two years, in order to monitor the enforcement of their commitments. Mr. Widodo also welcomed the idea of designating 24th April as the Asian-African Conference Day as well as the plan to establish an Asia Africa Center in Indonesia.
 
(hot/kc)
2026 Hak Cipta Milik Hukumonline.com
Cookies Info