Asian-African summit concludes with adoption of three documents, focuses on NAASP
Updated: 2015-04-23 19:49
(Xinhua)
Comments Print Mail Large Medium SmallThe leaders have agreed to reinvigorate the core ideas of the South-South movement, namely prosperity, solidarity and stability of the Asian and African nations, said Mugabe, adding "We agreed to foster trade and investment as the engine for growth."
The Indonesian president said that leaders and delegates from Asian and African countries worked hard to produce concrete steps in ensuring the financial availability for infrastructure development, among others, through the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
"I will work hard with all of you to ensure the materialization of the Strategic Partnership," said Widodo.
Telling reporters at the end of the two-day meeting, the Indonesian president emphasized the importance of strengthening South-South Cooperation through initiatives and programs of capacity development as well as technical cooperation.
"As I have said that countries located around equator have central role to strengthen this cooperation," he said.
Bandung Spirit is still relevant due to the world is still imbalance, far from fairness and peace, said Widodo.
The leaders have decided on the follow-up of the Asian-African conference to reinvigorate the NAASP, he said.
They have agreed that such commemorative conference will be organized every 10 years, and biennial ministerial consultations at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York will be held to provide strategic direction for Asian-African partnership, he told reporters.
The leaders agreed to consolidate the institutionalized process of the NAASP by rotating the cochairmanship of NAASP every four years as stipulated in the NAASP Declaration 2005, said Widodo.
The Asian and African countries promised to strengthen people- to-people interaction, particularly in business, academia, media, youth and sports as well as society.
The leaders also agreed to declare April 24 as Asia-Africa Day and Bandung as the capital city of solidarity of Asia-Africa.
The two-day summit was held under the theme "Strengthening South-South Cooperation to Promote World Peace and Prosperity".
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Schedule
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan and attend the Asian-African Summit and activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in Indonesia from April 20 to 24.
April 22
Attend the opening ceremony of the Asian-African Summit;
Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo;
April 23
Bilateral meetings;
Attend the closing ceremony of the Asian-African Summit;
April 24
Historical walk from Savoy Homann Hotel to Gedung Merdeka;
Attend activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference;
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