Tuesday, April 26, 2005
The heads of state and representatives of 89 Asian and African countries met this weekend in Bandung, capital of West Java, Indonesia. The three-day meeting, started Friday in commemoration of the golden jubilee (50th anniversary) of the original Bandung Conference, resulted in the discussion of a number of important international issues and future plans for similar high-level meetings and programs for action.
The two co-hosts of the event were President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia and President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa. Some of the many world leaders in attendance were:
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India
- President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan
- Secretary General Kofi Annan of the United Nations
Contents
- 1 Original Bandung conference, 1955
- 2 This year’s Bandung summit
- 3 Tensions at the conference
- 3.1 Japan, China meeting
- 3.2 North Korea, South Korea meeting
- 4 Program for future action
- 5 Sampling of Remarks
- 5.1 Secretary General Kofi Annan of the United Nations
- 5.2 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India
- 5.3 President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa
- 5.4 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia
- 6 Sources
- 7 Press Releases
- 8 Related Stories
- 9 External links