Jakarta (ANTARA) - Good governance is not a luxury, but a necessity, deputy chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP) of the House of Representatives (DPR), Husein Fadlulloh, said at the 19th Session of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) Conference.

According to a statement received here, at the conference in Jakarta on Thursday, he observed that the resilience of a nation does not depend only on resources, but also on the integrity of the government and institutional power that supports justice, transparency, and accountability.

He said that Indonesia has invited the parliaments of all Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members to adopt the Open Government Partnership (OGP) principle as a form of collective commitment to modernizing the legislative system and making it open, consultative, and accountable.

On behalf of the Indonesian parliament, he reiterated Indonesia's support for the Palestinian people.

"Indonesia strongly condemns the colonization, illegal construction, blockade of Gaza, and the systematic genocide in Palestine," he said.

He emphasized that Indonesia will continue to support Palestine at all international forums, including through the Jakarta Declaration resulting from the 19th PUIC Session, which will contain the support of PUIC members for Palestinian independence.

He further said that the unity of the OIC parliaments in defending Palestine should be accompanied by real action through diplomacy, provision of humanitarian aid, and international pressure to support Palestine.

Fadlulloh added that Indonesia has called for institutional reform within the PUIC to make it an Islamic inter-parliamentary organization that is dynamic, responsive, and ready to face current and future challenges in the Muslim world.

This year, Indonesia is hosting the 19th PUIC Session, with events scheduled from May 12 to 15. Themed "Good Governance and Strong Institutions as Pillars of Resilience," the conference coincides with the 25th anniversary of the PUIC.

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