Many of the Asian and African leaders attending the two-day

Many of the Asian and African leaders attending the two-day
summit that opened in Jakarta on Friday have signed the New
Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP). The partnership aims
to recognize the relevance of the solidarity, friendship and
cooperation initiated by the Asian and African leaders who
attended the historic 1955 conference in Bandung. The following
are comments by some of the leaders at the summit's opening.