Asian-African Summit adopts declaration on Palestine

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The Asian-African Summit 2015 adopted a declaration on Palestine, which reaffirmed full support of the just struggle of the Palestinian people to regain their right to self-determination.

The document said that leaders to the summit remained committed to the principles of self-determination as set forth in the Final Communique of the Bandung Conference in 1955, and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

"We deplore the fact that sixty years since the Bandung Conference, the Palestinian people remain deprived of their rights, freedom and independence, and that millions of Palestinians are still living under occupation and as refugees," read the declaration.

The leaders of Asian and African countries reaffirmed their " full support of the just struggle of the Palestinian people to regain their inalienable right to self-determination, including the realization of the sovereignty and independence of their State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital."

According to the declaration, the only viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an agreement which ends the illegal Israeli occupation that began in 1967, resolve all permanent status issues. And a just, lasting and comprehensive settle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is imperative for achieving peace and security in the region.

It called on Israel to fully and effectively respect the Fourth Geneva Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and strongly deplored the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip in July-August 2014.

In this document, Asian and African leaders also commended the capacity-building programs provided by the countries of Asia and Africa to support the development and strengthening of Palestinian national institutions, which are vital for a viable Palestinian government.

The two-day summit, under the theme "Strengthening South-South Cooperation to Promote World Peace and Prosperity," concluded here on Thursday with the adoption of three documents, namely the Bandung Message, the Declaration on Re-invigorating the New Asian African Strategic Partnership and the Declaration on Palestine.

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