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The Bandung Conference (1955) was the first Afro-Asian conference that sought to broad base the concept of regionalism to include the countries of Africa. The conference had 24 participating countries besides the sponsoring countries, namely Burma (now, Myanmar), Ceylon (now, Sri Lanka), India, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
The main purposes of the conference were
- To promote goodwill and cooperation
- To consider social, economic, and cultural problems and problems of special interest to Asian and African people.
- To view the position of Asia and Africa in the world today and the contribution they can make to world peace.
The Bandung Conference was a historic event. It tried to spread the concept of regionalism to Asia and Africa.
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