Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia will continue propagating the values of the Bandung Principles, the principal outcome of the Bandung Conference in 1955, as a tool to strengthen solidarity among the developing world and to resolve global conflicts.
“We see the Bandung Principles as values that we always uphold, not only in ceremonies, but also in missions and messages that we convey,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vahd Nabyl A. Mulachela responded to ANTARA’s question during a press briefing on Thursday (April 16).
As the developing world commemorates the 71st anniversary of the Bandung Conference, also known as the Asian-African Conference, Indonesia’s diplomacy prioritizes the values and spirit of the Bandung Principles in various forums.
Indonesia always advances the Bandung Principles and issues in line with them, including world peace, amidst global conflicts, he noted.
“We will not let go of this momentum since it is relevant to the challenges we are facing right now,” the ministry spokesperson remarked.
The historic Asian-African Conference took place in Bandung, West Java, on April 18-24, 1955.
The conference produced the Bandung Principles, consisting of 10 basic tenets for Asian and African countries in challenging colonialism.
The 10 tenets of the Bandung Principles are:
1. Respect for fundamental human rights and for the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
2. Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations.
3. Recognition of the equality of all races and of the equality of all nations large and small.
4. Abstention from intervention or interference in the internal affairs of another country.
5. Respect for the right of each nation to defend itself, singly or collectively, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations.
6. (a) Abstention from the use of arrangements of collective defense to serve any particular interests of the big powers; (b) Abstention by any country from exerting pressure on other countries.
7. Refraining from acts or threats of aggression or the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any country.
8. Settlement of all international disputes by peaceful means, such as negotiation, conciliation, arbitration, or judicial settlement as well as other peaceful means of the parties’ own choice, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations.
9. Promotion of mutual interests and cooperation.
10. Respect for justice and international obligations.
Although the conference was attended by only 29 countries, the values of the Bandung Principles later gained universal support, especially among newly independent countries as well as countries in Latin America and Africa.
The Bandung Conference also became a pivotal step for the eventual establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on September 1, 1961, initiated by Indonesia, Egypt, Ghana, India, and Yugoslavia.
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Translator: Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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