Konferensi Asia Afrika, Peringatan HUT-nya Akan Dihadiri 25 Kepala Negara dan Pemerintahan

Indonesian Govt Confirmed Participations of 25 Leaders at Anniversary of the Asia-Africa Conference

Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani


Konferensi Asia Afrika, Peringatan HUT-nya Akan Dihadiri 25 Kepala Negara dan Pemerintahan
Kepala Staf Kepresidenan Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (Foto: setkab.go.id)

Jakarta (B2B) - Pemerintah RI menegaskan lebih dari 25 kepala negara dan atau kepala pemerintahan akan menghadiri Peringatan ke-60 Konferensi Asia-Afrika (KAA) pada 19-24 April 2015.

"Kemarin Presiden (Joko Widodo) briefing kami di sidang kabinet bahwa Perdana Menteri (Shinzo) Abe (Jepang) dan Presiden Tiongkok akan hadir, dan masih ada beberapa kepala negara lain yang hadir. Mesir ada utusan khusus presiden, kemudian juga dari Qatar akan mengirim Perdana Menterinya," kata Kepala Staf Kepresidenan Luhut Binsar Panjaitan usai bertemu Presiden Joko Widodo di Jakarta, Selasa.

Namun Luhut menyatakan belum bisa mengonfirmasi kedatangan Presiden Korea Utara Kim Jong Un.

Dia mengatakan persiapan pelaksanaan Peringatan KAA ke-60 hingga sudah cukup baik dan pada 16 April akan digelar gladi bersih di Jakarta dan 17 April di Bandung.

"Mengenai materi, sedang dikerjakan Kemlu substansinya, dalam waktu tidak lama lagi akan selesai," ungkapnya.

Luhut juga mengutarakan bahwa perhelatan ini masih membahas kemungkinan deklarasi kemerdekaan Negara Palestina pada acara itu.

"Saya belum tahu perkembangan terakhir, tapi itu menjadi usulan dari pemerintah Indonesia dan itu janji presiden. Itu sangat penting untuk kita dorong mengenai kemerdekaan Palestina dan dukungan penuh Palestina masuk PBB," kata Luhut. (Ant)

Jakarta (B2B) - The Indonesian government confirm at least 25 heads of state and government have so far confirmed their attendance at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Asia-Africa Conference, Indonesian Presidential Chief of Staff Luhut Panjaitan stated.

"President Joko Widodo briefed us at the cabinet meeting on Monday that the Japanese prime minister and Chinas president had confirmed their planned presence," he informed journalists after meeting President Joko Widodo here, Tuesday.

However, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was not among the 25 world figures who had confirmed their plan to attend the event scheduled to be held in Jakarta and Bandung, West Java, on April 19-24.

"We have yet to receive any confirmation about whether or not the North Korean leader will be present," he noted.

Regarding the preparation stage for convening the conference, he revealed that it has so far been on the right track, and the organizing committee plans to examine its final readiness on April 16 in Jakarta and April 17 in Bandung, the capital city of West Java Province, he affirmed.

When questioned about the content of the conference documents, Panjaitan stated that the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was handling that matter.

"In the near future, the conference materials will be ready," he said.

Regarding the Declaration on Palestine to be issued at the commemorative conference, he remarked that it was the Indonesian Governments proposal and was also promised by President Joko Widodo during last years presidential election campaign.