The two-day humanitarian Asia-Pacific conference has been proposed by the Indonesian National Committee for Palestinian People (KNRP) along with the Palestinian Caucus of the Indonesian Parliament in an attempt to discuss steps to help curb Palestinian suffering and to raise awareness about Palestinian rights to become an independent state. "So far, hundreds of participants from 30 countries across Asia and the Pacific, as well as the Middle East, have confirmed their attendance at the conference,"Heri Efendi of the KNRP said, adding that the conference will take place in Jakarta from June 29-30.

The event committee said in its press release that the world had witnessed Palestinian torments and grievances. "The radical conflict with Israel has left a profound wound on both Palestine's land and its inhabitants. With thousands of Palestinian people slaughtered, women and children becoming refugees and thousands of infrastructure (developments) destroyed, Palestine has endured relentless years of destruction," it said.

In an attempt to "fulfill the rights of Palestinian people," the conference will adopt six objectives it intends to discuss thoroughly.

Topics include developing an awareness program of the current Palestine and Al-Quds situation, ideas and proposals for Palestine's road to independence, proposing fund raising objectives for humanitarian programs in Palestine and uncovering solutions for on-going problems in the country.

The event will be attended by high ranking government officials and national figures.

The conference will also feature presentations by prominent world figures from Arab and Asia-Pacific regions and end with a statement of resolutions and a declaration on Palestinian's future.