JAKARTA, Aug 31 – The Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation (BKSAP) of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) announced that representatives from 22 countries will attend the upcoming Indonesia-Africa Parliamentary Forum (IAPF).
“This will be the first inter-parliamentary forum between Indonesia and African countries since the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference and the 1961 Non-Aligned Movement Conference,” said the chairperson of BKSAP, Fadli Zon, in a statement on Friday.
The representatives from the 22 countries will include nine parliamentary chairpersons, who will lead their respective delegations at the IAPF.
The forum, which is themed “Forging Indonesia-Africa Parliamentary Partnership for Development,” will be held as part of the Indonesia-Africa Forum in Bali from September 1 to 3.
