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Palestine will never walk alone: Egyptian PM
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehlab displayed his passion for Palestinian independence when delivering his speech before state leaders during the commemoration ceremony of the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung on Friday
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gyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehlab displayed his passion for Palestinian independence when delivering his speech before state leaders during the commemoration ceremony of the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung on Friday.
"The Bandung Spirit that has been in place for 60 years and we are now reinvigorating, live on in the principles of independence and prosperity. People in Africa and Asia have their right to live, to move ahead, they have their rights to be independent, but there is something that is left behind among us and that is Palestine," he said in a high tone.
"We will never forget Palestine. They have the right to have their own state. Our leaders will never remain calm before we witness an independent and sovereign Palestine that can unite all Palestinians who have suffered for 70 years because of another nation's occupation. The road is still long but it has been started by our founding fathers. We need to continue it, do this by working together under the spirit and the 10 principles of the Bandung Conference," said Mehlab to applause from the audience.
The commemoration ceremony on Friday was the final part of the six-day Asian-African Conference's 60th Anniversary Commemoration (AACC).
The 2015 Asia-Africa Summit, held from Wednesday to Thursday in Jakarta, produced three documents, namely the Bandung Message; the Declaration on Reinvigorating the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP); and the Declaration on Palestine.(+++)
