Myanmar president to attend Asian-African conference in Indonesia

Myanmar President U Thein Sein will attend the 60th Asian-African Conference (AACC) in Indonesia, according to an official announcement Saturday.

At the invitation of his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo, U Thein Sein will also attend activities slated for April 19 to 24 commenmorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference and the 10th anniversary Asia Africa New Strategic Partnership.

In 1954, China, Myanmar and India jointly advocated the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence which were later accepted by the Bandung Conference in 1955 and developed into an international norm governing international relations.

The Bandung Conference in 1955 was held at a time when Asian and African countries were worried about the outbreak of the third World War and when some Southeast Asian and African countries had not still won independence yet.

Under the basis of these principles, Bandung Conference produced the Bandung Spirit, followed by the emergence of Non- Alliance Movement. All these had played a positive role in pushing the international situation to develop in a positive direction.