Hopes Of The Chairperson Of The People's Consultative Assembly For Asian-African Youth

Bambang Soesatyo/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly, Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet), emphasized the important role of the Asian African Youth Government in addressing current issues and realities.

"This organization has a knowledge-based approach in building synergies and collaborations to address various contemporary issues and realities, especially in Asia and Africa", said Bamsoet during a press conference at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 8.

Bamsoet who is also the Chair of the Honorary Council of the Asian and African Youth Organizations emphasized that the organization participated in the process of resolving humanitarian crises and formulating solutions to various problems that occurred in Asian and African countries.

"The organization promotes increased prosperity and prosperity for the people of Asia and Africa", he said.

He said the swift currents of globalization and the complex dynamics of today's era require the role and contribution of youth, among others, to maintain political stability and security in Asia and Africa.

The press conference was related to preparations for the inauguration of the Asia and Africa Youth Organization for the 2021-2026 period, chaired by Respirator Saddam Al-Jihad.

The inauguration is scheduled for March 11, 2022, at the Nusantara IV Building, Parliament Complex, which will be attended by the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs and several ambassadors from friendly countries.

The organization was founded in April 2015 as a youth organization platform consisting of youth from Asian and African countries.

He hopes that the organization can build synergies and collaborations between Asian and African Youth with various stakeholders, especially the government to realize the principles of Dasasila Bandung as the "legacy" inherited by historical momentum, namely the Asian-African Conference in Bandung in 1955.

"I as the Chair of the People's Consultative Assembly encourage all stakeholders to support the programs that will be implemented by the organization's management for the next five years", said Bamsoet.