TASHKENT, April 7 (MENA) – House of Representatives Speaker Hanafy al-Gebaly Monday called for supporting the Egyptian plan on the construction of the Gaza Strip without the displacement of Palestinians from their lands that was endorsed by Arab and Muslim countries, in accordance with the core principles of the Bandung Conference.
The unprecedented and complex threats facing the world underscore the necessity of reviving the principles of Bandung Conference, which are deemed a safe haven and a key foundation for strengthening the spirit of joint international solidarity, the speaker said.
Gebaly was addressing the fourth meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network (NAM PN), on the sidelines of his participation in the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) that kicked off on Saturday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and runs till Wednesday.
The Egyptian speaker delivered a speech during a session titled “Commemorating 70 Years of the Bandung Spirit: The Role of Parliaments in Upholding the Bandung Principles”.
Held between April 18-24, 1955, in Bandung, Indonesia, the Bandung Asian-African Conference is the most immediate antecedent to the creation of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Gebaly urged parliaments of the Non-Aligned Movement Member States to uphold the movement’s historic stance towards supporting the Palestinian people and establishing an independent Palestinian state in line with the international legitimacy resolutions. (MENA)
