NEW YORK: Indonesia asked the UN General Assembly on Saturday to uphold the principle of sovereignty, as the country pledged continued support for Palestinian statehood, Arab media reported. Addressing the session of the UNGA in New York, Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said, “The issue is that we say differently regarding what we did and we do differently than what we say. We don’t walk the talk,”.
Indonesia Vows Continued Support for Palestinian Statehood
The Minister said that a few mighty cannot define the fate of the world and it is the collective right and duty of all nations to work for a prosperous and stable world.
The Foreign Minister said that all global leaders to adhere the same rules and invoked the spirit of the 1955 Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia, which was a vital moment in postcolonial history and led to the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). She said that Palestine is the only nation attending the 1955 Asian-African Conference that has not yet become an independent state.
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She said that Palestinian brothers and sisters have suffered a lot and Indonesia would not back an inch in their support for Palestinian statehood.
Indonesia has repeatedly called for an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories and for a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders and repeatedly asked the UNSC to executive all its resolutions related to the issue of Palestine.
