Bandung – Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on all Asian-African countries to cooperate in all sectors as it is a key to development and prosperity amid the current challenges.
“We should make the aspiration into reality by establishing cooperation on equal basis with other fellow countries,” the president said in his speech on the 60th commemoration of the Asian African Conference at the Merdeka Building, Bandung, West Java, Friday.
According to Joko Widodo, “as the president of the Republic of Indonesia who leads more than 250 million people, he has yet to make the country free from poverty. We are still left behind developed countries as this problem is still being faced by fellow countries in Asia and Africa”.
The head of state called on all the participants to reinvigorate the spirit of Asia Africa, which was voiced by the leaders of the countries in the two continents in 1955.
us reinvigorate the Bandung spirit of the leaders in the past and enhance mutual understanding as well as promoting the world peace and fighting for the independence of Palestine,” he said.
The occasion, President Joko Widodo, locally known as Jokowi, expressed the importance of economic cooperation among the countries in Asia and Africa.
“In addition, we have to cooperate hand in hand on efforts to improve the people’s prosperity and enhance the economic and trade cooperation. I hope this measure should be taken by every country,” he said.
The representative of Africa, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said the Asian African cooperation should be enhanced and now is the right time to do so.
Mugabe also said the current challenges are different but the Asian African countries should maintain the spirit to make all the countries in the two regions enjoy prosperity and become advanced nations.
In the meantime, Myanmarese President Thein Sein represented the Asian countries on the occasion.
In addition to the leaders of Asia and Africa, the event of the commemoration at the Merdeka Building was also attended by former president of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri, the ministers of the current cabinet, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan and Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil.
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