High-ranking officials from 77 countries participated in theAsian-African Ministerial Meeting (AAMM) held at the Jakarta ConventionCentre in Indonesia on April 20.
The meeting focused oncompleting preparations for the Asian-African Conference running fromApril 22-23 and commemorating the 60th anniversary of the BandungConference.
The AAMM also aims to boost South-South andintra-regional cooperation towards sustainable and prosperousdevelopment in the two continents.
Speaking at the ceremony,Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi reiterated the historicalsignificance of the 1955 Bandung Conference, highlighting the need tobring Asian-African cooperation to a more practical and effective level.
Sheemphasised the importance of implementing democracy and upholding humanrights and equality in Asian and African countries and globally.
She confirmed Indonesia will join efforts to strengthen South-South cooperation.
Heldin Bandung from April 18 to 24, 1955, the initial Asian-AfricanConference marked the first time that 29 Asian and African countriesgathered to join hands to determine their own future.
Theconference resulted in the 10-point Bandung Declaration, in which mostof the principles of the United Nations were incorporated. They havebecome the fundamental values in promoting cooperation among nations inthe two continents.
The event created a driving force for manycolonised countries in the two continents to fight for theirindependence. It also laid the foundation for the establishment of otherframeworks and groups, including the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Group77 and the South-South Cooperation Agreement.-VNA
The meeting focused oncompleting preparations for the Asian-African Conference running fromApril 22-23 and commemorating the 60th anniversary of the BandungConference.
The AAMM also aims to boost South-South andintra-regional cooperation towards sustainable and prosperousdevelopment in the two continents.
Speaking at the ceremony,Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi reiterated the historicalsignificance of the 1955 Bandung Conference, highlighting the need tobring Asian-African cooperation to a more practical and effective level.
Sheemphasised the importance of implementing democracy and upholding humanrights and equality in Asian and African countries and globally.
She confirmed Indonesia will join efforts to strengthen South-South cooperation.
Heldin Bandung from April 18 to 24, 1955, the initial Asian-AfricanConference marked the first time that 29 Asian and African countriesgathered to join hands to determine their own future.
Theconference resulted in the 10-point Bandung Declaration, in which mostof the principles of the United Nations were incorporated. They havebecome the fundamental values in promoting cooperation among nations inthe two continents.
The event created a driving force for manycolonised countries in the two continents to fight for theirindependence. It also laid the foundation for the establishment of otherframeworks and groups, including the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Group77 and the South-South Cooperation Agreement.-VNA
