Vice Chairperson of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, Achmad Hafisz Tohir. Photo: Ist/rni

Vice Chairperson of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, Achmad Hafisz Tohir, conveyed that Pancasila has been a successful tool in binding various ethnicities and cultures in Indonesia. The essence of Pancasila principles are social justice and respect for differences, therefore Pancasila can also be used to bring together all nations around the world.

“Social justice and respect for differences are the basis of Pancasila, our national ideology. It reflects how we interact with one another,” Tohir stated during the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ), New York, the United States of America, Friday (18/2/2022).

Tohir added that Pancasila introduced the concept of national identity in Indonesia, a nation with more than 1300 different ethnicities made up of their own languages and cultures. “This is unity without uniformity, differences without discordance,” the National Mandate Party politician explained.

Hafisz continued by adding that in the context of international cooperation, Pancasila can be a common ideology that unites the world society by upholding humanity and principle of social justice. “We hope we can promote this spirit of cooperation at international level. Our multilateral endeavors thus far have been made with the aim of creating a more resilient world,” concluded the South Sumatera legislator.

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