Visitors Display Internet In Asian-African Conference Museum

Bandung, West Java, April 19 (ANTARA) - Local and foreign tourists have shown interest in visiting the Asian-African Conference museum located in Bandung, West Java province. "I learned about this museum on television yesterday. So, I am interested in visiting this museum today," Bandung resident Mimin said here on Thursday. Mimin came with her children to learn more about the Asian-African conference in this museum. All this time, she only had learned about this history from textbooks in school. Also, a foreign tourist from Netherlands, Ruth, said she arrived with her tour group. She did not know much about the Asian-African conference, but she did know the conference was held from 18th to 24th April 1955 in Bandung. "My husband is very interest in this conference. He knows about Dasasila Bandung," she added. The Asian African Conference was convened in the Gedung Merdeka, Bandung, West Java, from 18th to 24th April 1955. This was the first time that 29 Asian and African countries, most of whom had just gained independence from centuries of colonial rule, gathered to discuss how they would determine their own futures. The Conference produced a 10 Point Declaration known as the Bandung Declaration. The first Asian African Conference was also called the Bandung Conference, which became the cornerstone for the Non-Aligned Movement. The Museum of the Asian-African Conference was inaugurated by President of the Republic of Indonesia Soeharto on 24th April 1980 as the culmination of the 25th Anniversary of the Asian-African Conference.