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Final Communiqué of the Asian_African conference of Bandung (24 April 1955)
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Final Communiqué of the Asian_African conference of Bandung (24 April 1955)

On 24 April 1955, the delegations of 29 countries from Africa and Asia, meeting at the Bandung (Indonesia) International Conference, publish a Final Communiqué containing the principles adopted at the Conference.

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Title Final Communiqué of the Asian_African conference of Bandung (24 April 1955)
Document type Text
Source The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia (Ed.). Asia-Africa speak from Bandung. Djakarta: 1955, pp. 161-169.
Keywords Bandung conference, non-alignment
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Caption On 24 April 1955, the delegations of 29 countries from Africa and Asia, meeting at the Bandung (Indonesia) International Conference, publish a Final Communiqué containing the principles adopted at the Conference.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1950–1956 The formation of the community of Europe >> The beginnings of decolonisation and the emergence of the non-aligned states >> The Bandung Conference
Document extract Final Communiqué of the Asian-African Conference The Asian-African Conference, convened upon the invitation of the Prime Ministers of Burma, Ceylon, India, Indonesia and Pakistan, met in Bandung from the 18th to the 24th April, 1955. In addition to the sponsoring countries the following 24 countries participated in the Conference: 1. Afghanistan 13. Liberia 2. Cambodia 14. Libya 3. People’s Republic of China 15. Nepal 4. Egypt 16. Philippines 5. Ethiopia 17. Saudi Arabia 6. Gold Coast 18. Sudan 7. Iran 19. Syria 8. Iraq 20. Thailand 9. Japan 21. Turkey 10. Jordan 22. Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam 11. Laos 23. State of Viet-Nam 12. Lebanon 24. Yemen The Asian-African Conference considered problems of common interest and concern to countries of Asia and Africa and discussed ways and means by which their people could achieve fuller economic, cultural and political co-operation. A. Economic co-operation. 1. The Asian-African Conference recognised the urgency of promoting economic development in the Asian-African region. There was general desire for economic co-operation among the participating countries on the basis of mutual interest and respect for national sovereignty. The proposals with regard to economic co-o (...) Read more in ENA
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