Senin 06 Apr 2015 10:31 WIB

43 countries to participate in new Asia-Africa youth Conference

illustration (Republika/Edi Yusuf)
Foto: Republika/Edi Yusuf
illustration (Republika/Edi Yusuf)

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Representatives from 43 countries will participate in New Asia-Africa Youth Conference Plus 2015 to be held in Bandung, West Java, on April 23, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Asia-Africa Conference (AAC).

All southeast Asian countries will take part in the conference, Tan Taufik Lubis of the conference's organizing committee, said here recently.

Tan Taufik, who is concurrently president of the Indonesian Youths' Islamic Conference Organization, explained the word "Plus" refers to the fact that countries outside Asian and African continents have also been invited to join the conference.

"We also invite youths from Europe, America and Australia, in addition to those from Asia and Africa" he noted.

The conference will discuss the latest global issues and be highlighted with a cultural and art performance by some delegates.

The youths' conference will be organized in the campus of Islamic State University of Sunan Gunung Djati, Hotel Savoy Homann and Merdeka Building, in Bandung.

Indonesia will host the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Asia-Africa Conference (AAC) in Jakarta and Bandung, on April 19-24, 2015.

So far, at least 30 heads of state and government have confirmed their attendances.

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