JAKARTA, April 23 -- Leaders of Asian and African countries here on Thursday vowed to bolster endeavors to combat transnational organized crime and terrorism.
In the 41-item Bandung Message, which was adopted at the conclusion of the two-day Asian-African summit, leaders agreed to crack down on terrorists' linkage that adversely affects development, political stability, social and cultural values.
"We reiterate our strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and underline that we will not yield to terrorism," said the message.
Leaders pledged to strengthen international and regional cooperation to combat terrorism.
They reaffirmed the importance of implementing all pillars of the United Nations Global Counter-terrorism Strategy in "an integrated and balanced manner."
"We confirm that terrorism should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group," leaders said in the message.
They expressed strong opposition and condemnation to all unilateral coercive measures including sanctions which violate the Charter of the United Nations.
The two-day summit is part of this year's Asian-African Conference events, which hosted leaders of some 30 countries from the two continents and representatives from around 100 nations.
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