Chairman Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani said the success of APA meeting would help achieve targets of development in Asian countries.
The resolutions of APA reflecting Asian vision will hopefully prove as helpful for poverty eradication from the Asian countries
Raza Rabbani said Western economy in this era is on decline while Arabian countries are also facing the threat of destabilization.
“Asian countries are in effort to bring economic stability and peace which can only be achieved through unity”, he said.
“What I believe is that the future of Asia lies within Asia and we have to stop depending on West”, he opined.
The sufferings and dreams of Asian countries are collective and interlinked, “Asian dream is sinking and swimming together so we have to become strength of each other”, he said.
Condemning the human rights violation in occupied Kashmir and Palestine, he said “champions of human rights must not remain silent over the human rights violation in the world especially in Azad Jammu Kashmir and Palestine”.
He said “it is a matter for privilege for Pakistan to host the APA meeting”.
He congratulated Cambodia for assuming the presidentship of APA and hoped that Cambodia would play its active role in achieving APA targets.
Deputy Secretary General APA on Economic and Sustainable Development, Ali Khorram briefed the participants of the objectives of this important forum.
APA Secretary General gave presentation on implementation of resolutions on `Financial Affairs: Ensuring Efforts for Economic Growth’, The role of APA Parliaments to adopt Legislation in Supporting Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Asian Integrated Energy Market on the first day.
While on the second day, presentation and discussions will be held on Environmental Issues, poverty Eradication, Education for All and Women Empowerment.
