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Asia-Africa Summit Closes
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2005-4-24 21:39:40
CRIENGLISH.com
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Representatives from more than 80 Asian and African countries Sunday gathered at Bandung, Indonesia to commemorate the first Asian-African Summit fifty years ago.
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The leaders committed themselves to boosting economic and political relations and countering the threat of globalisation.
Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared that the delegates would be judged by their actions in the years ahead.
 "That judgement will not be based by what we say here, nor on what we said in the summit we just held. History will just use on the basis of what we do on the days, months and years ahead."
Speaking on behalf of Asian countries, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for efforts in the United Nations to give the developing world a bigger say in international affairs.
"We must ensure that the architecture of international institutions are democratised and made more representative. This restructuring should include the United Nations and its specialised agencies, and the international financial institutions."
The grouping of nations includes thriving economies like Singapore and Malaysia, poor countries such as East Timor and Somalia and international pariahs like Zimbabwe, Myanmar and North Korea.
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