This book documents the activities held during the launching which also included an interfaith dialogue among various leaders of different faiths. It also contains the Manila Declaration which explains the purposes and ideals of the new political grouping and proclaims the political principles that have brought the parties together. Other issues such as economic development and women and human rights were also discussed. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines was the keynote speaker and former President Fidel V. Ramos, Honorary President of CDI International spoke during the special lunch hosted by Speaker Jose de Venecia.
Speaker Jose de Venecia of the Philippines was elected the President of (CDI-AP). He is also currently a Vice President of CDI International. Important leaders from CDI also came to witness the event, such as, former President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, Speaker of the Italian Parliament Pier Ferdinando Casini, former Prime Minister of Norway Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister of Belgium and current President of the European People’s Party Wilfred Martens, and Secretary General of the European People’s Party and of CDI Antonio Lopez Isturiz.
The 2nd meeting of CDI Asia Pacific is to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 26, 2008 hosted by the Golkar Party with the theme, ‘Freedom, Peace, Security and Stability – All Together at the Center’. More political parties from the Asia Pacific region are expected to join.
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