Bandung, West Java (ANTARA News) - Bandung city will host the International Conference for the Freedom of Al-Quds and Palestine on July 4-5, 2012, declared the chief of the organising committee, Sonny Sugema, here on Thursday.

The personalities who are expected to deliver a speech in the event include Syeikh Aly Al-Abbasy (Imam in Al-Aqsha mosque, Palestine), Syeikh Umar bin Sulaiman Al-Asyqar (University of Jordan) and Marzuki Alie (Chief of the Indonesian Parliament).

Sonny said that people from 20 countries, including Australia and the United States, are expected to attend the upcoming conference, which will be held at Hotel Savoy Homan Bandung.

"Fighting for Palestine`s freedom is a challenge for all the nations in the world who are against colonialism," he remarked.

Sonny expressed hope that the spirit of the Asia-Africa Conference, which was held in Bandung for the first time in 1955, will inspire the current conference`s participants to join the fight for Palestine`s freedom. (*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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