Megawati Wants Indonesia To Present An Asia-Africa Conference Volume Two In Today's Memory, April 18, 2017

Megawati Soekarnoputri, who served as President of Indonesia from 2001-2004. (Between)

JAKARTA - Today's memory, seven years ago, April 18, 2017, the 5th former President of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri, wants Indonesia to present a volume two of the Asia-Africa Conference (KAA). This desire is based on the world of Asia and Africa starting to be hit by various conflicts.

Previously, KAA became the first international celebration to make Indonesia famous in the world. Indonesia, which is just independent, is actually able to gather dozens of Asian-African countries at one time. Even that celebration is proof that the Asian-Africa world strongly opposes the practice of modern colonialism.

Indonesia's pride in being able to hold a world-class KAA celebration in Bandung is gone. Its opening day on April 18, 1955 is a historic day. Those who came to KAA consisted of representatives of 29 independent and almost independent countries.

There are also various topics being voiced. A topic that essentially supports the struggle of Asian-African countries to fight against colonialism. Colonialization above the world must be abolished, he said. This condition makes the Asian-Africa state have a responsibility to unite against division.

The unity will begin to be filled with collaborative activities in all fields. Among others, the fields of politics, culture, social and economy. The results are jarring. Various agreements from KAA began to be formulated in Dasasila Bandung.

Intisari from Dasasila Bandung is fighting for world peace. The rest, every country begins to try to open the taps of cooperation between one another. The presence of KAA proves that the Asian-Africa country cannot be underestimated in the world map.

The togetherness of the country is actually a new axis strength. A force that wants no more colonialism in the modern era. Countries that are still not independent will be assisted. They continued to unite until colonialism could be destroyed.

"If the lion dance from China is in collaboration with Nandi's cattle from India, with Spinx from Egypt with a populer from Burma, with a white elephant from Siam, with a Himra snake from Vietnam, with tigers from the Philippines and with a bull from Indonesia, it will definitely destroy the colonialism of internationalism," Soekarno said as quoted by Roeslan Abdulgani in the book The Bandung Connection (1981).

KAA's spirit continues to echo in the modern era. KAA's commemoration on April 18 continues to roll out. However, not everyone thinks that KAA still has great strength. KAA's warning is considered to have only ceremonial value.

Megawati Soekarnoputri revealed this narrative at the 62th Anniversary of the Asian Africa Conference at the State Palace on April 18, 2017. The former President of Indonesia wanted the Indonesian government not only to hold a warning, but also to make KAA volume two.

The urgency of KAA volume two is already high. Megawati considers the countries that used to be KAA participants to be involved in many conflicts. Therefore, the presence of KAA Volume two can be a forum for uniting Asia-Africa's desire as a big force in the world.

"I hope that one day the President will meet again, not for the celebration of the KAA ceremonial. It is time to take the Asian Africa Conference seriously, which is called the second. How sad it is that I see that there are currently divisions and conflicts in the Middle East".

How about Iraq, Syria and Yemen. In Africa, Tunisia, Sudan, Nigeria, and Somalia. Don't be a people who look forward to history, and even leave behind the history of brotherhood and peace of the nation's founders," Megawati said as quoted by the CNN Indonesia page, April 18, 2017.