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Megawati Highlights US Aggression Towards Venezuela-Iran, Urges Second Asian-African Conference
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Megawati Highlights US Aggression Towards Venezuela-Iran, Urges Second Asian-African Conference

From CNN Indonesia · (5d ago) Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Indonesian political figure Megawati Soekarnoputri called for a second Asian-African Conference (KAA) due to global geopolitical instability, citing US actions in Venezuela and Iran.
  • She emphasized the relevance of KAA's Bandung Principles in maintaining the sovereignty of independent nations against foreign intervention.
  • Megawati also highlighted the importance of anti-foreign military bases and recalled Sukarno's geopolitical theories on emerging and established global powers.

Former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has strongly advocated for the urgent reconvening of a second Asian-African Conference (KAA). Speaking at a seminar on the relevance of the Asian-African movement amidst current geopolitical crises, she pointed to recent events in Venezuela and the Middle East as stark evidence of global instability and the need for renewed solidarity among nations.

When the world is currently faced with problems in Venezuela through the kidnapping of President Maduro, and the attacks by the United States-Israel against Iran, the international system is shaken.

— Megawati SoekarnoputriHighlighting geopolitical instability as a reason for reconvening the Asian-African Conference.

Megawati, who also leads the PDI-Perjuangan party, asserted that the world is currently in a precarious state, making the principles of the Bandung Conference and the Ten Principles of Bandung more critical than ever. These principles, she argued, serve as a bulwark for the sovereignty of independent nations, protecting them from foreign interference. She specifically mentioned the "kidnapping" of Venezuelan President Maduro and the US-Israel actions against Iran as destabilizing forces that shake the international system.

The Ten Principles of Bandung are international law initiated by Indonesia as a fortress for the sovereignty and independence of a nation from the interference of other nations.

— Megawati SoekarnoputriEmphasizing the importance of the Bandung Principles in upholding national sovereignty.

Furthermore, Megawati underscored the historical significance of Indonesia's role in championing anti-colonialism and non-alignment. She recalled Indonesia's 1965 International Conference Against Foreign Military Bases (KIAPMA) and stressed that Indonesia's defense strength should be geared towards world peace. Drawing on the geopolitical insights of Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno, she invoked his division of the world into "New Emerging Forces" and "Old Forces," urging both to unite for humanity, justice, and global peace. The call for a KAA II, she concluded, is a vital compass for the future of nations and the world.

In the midst of an increasingly complex global situation, the implementation of the Asian-African Conference II becomes very relevant as a compass for the future of the nation and the world.

— Megawati SoekarnoputriConcluding her remarks on the necessity of a second Asian-African Conference.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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