Addressing at UNGA, Indonesian VP Calls Support for Palestine

New York, MINA – Indonesian Vice President (VP) Jusuf Kalla called for support for Palestine when delivering a speech at the General Debate for 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters, New York on Friday, September 27.

Indonesian VP called on the international community to unite and create peace in Palestine through a two-state solution.

“The unity of Palestinian people is needed as a basic capital to continue the struggle,” said the Vice President in a press release that was accepted by MINA on Saturday, September 28.

In addition, Indonesian VP also conveyed the nomination of Indonesia to become a member of the UN Human Rights Council for period 2020-2022 and hoped for support from friendly countries.

Kalla said Indonesia was highly committed to promoting human rights. The method is through dialogue and international cooperation.

“Indonesia is actively strengthening ASEAN human rights mechanism through strengthening the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission of Human Rights,” he said. (T/Sj/P2)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)