A two-member Bangladesh delegation, led by Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin
Chaudhury, left here for Kunming, capital of Southwest China’s Yunnan
Province, on Friday to attend events marking the International Day of
Peace and a forum on regional peace and development. Other member of
the delegation is Chemon Ara Begum, MP. With the theme ‘Education
for Peace and Cooperation for Win-win’, the three-day event began in
Kunming on Friday, aiming to strengthen people-to-people pragmatic
cooperation and to push for friendship between China and the South
Asian nations. The three-day event also includes several sub-forums
on the peaceful development of China and South Asia and other hot
issues, a high-level dialogue and other commemorative activities.
Senior officials and experts from China, the South Asian nations and
other areas are attending the celebrations. The events are being
jointly held by the United Nations System in China, the Chinese
People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament and the Yunnan
provincial government. The International Day of Peace was first
established by the UN General Assembly in 1981 as an opportunity for
people around the world to promote peace and cessation of hostilities
in the conflict regions. In 2002, the UN General Assembly officially
declared September 21 the Day’s permanent date. – UNB
