The document discusses the Berlin meeting focused on promoting a nuclear-free world, highlighting discussions on guarantees, control, verification, non-proliferation, disarmament, development, and civil support. It emphasizes the 'Berlin spirit' as a fundamental theme for AAPSO to develop its role after the INF treaty, showcasing the will of developing countries to actively participate and share valuable experiences.
Discussion on the importance of small countries contributing to politics and peace, highlighting the impact of the Rasstage Treaty experience, and the potential of AAPSO as a central organizing body for expertise and coordination to protect sovereignty and support freedom movements, particularly through military and strategic cooperation.
Discussion on AAPSO's practical role in aiding Afro-Asian regions amid imperialist developments, with examples such as the Thatcher government's nuclear policies and campaigns for Nuclear Weapon Free Zones including Ireland and the Irish Sea. Highlights the political context and factors influencing these demands.
Discussion of the Dublin government's stance on neutrality amidst political debates in Ireland during 1988, including references to political parties and their positions on alliances with US imperialism and the concept of national reconciliation.
Discussion on the effects of political developments in Ireland on peace movements within Britain, emphasizing the influence on Irish communities, Scottish and Welsh nationalist movements, and regional disparities under Thatcher's policies.
Discusses the indivisibility of world peace and the significant role of the Afro-Asian community in this context, relevant to AAPSO's concerns.
Speech by Hugh Steps, Member of the E.C. of BAASO, discussing AAPSO's active role in advocating and supporting Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (Zones of Peace) in Africa and globally, referencing the Berlin International Meeting for NWF Zones in June 1988, highlighting contributions by African states and global participation.
Speech addressing the Commission on National Reconciliation at the 7th Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO). The speaker focuses on national reconciliation, highlighting the Irish national liberation struggle as a key example linking Afro-Asian struggles with European social and class struggles. The speech discusses the role of the Irish Republican Movement, Sinn Fein's national consensus program, the significance of unity among political forces in Ireland, and the influence of these struggles within Britain and among Afro-Asian and Irish communities. It calls for strengthened solidarity between Afro-Asian peoples and the Irish national liberation movement to further peace, social progress, and liberation from imperialism.
Includes personal testimonies of Soviet prisoners in Nazi concentration camps, detailing harsh conditions, survival through mutual help, and the political efforts to reveal Nazi crimes. Also contains information about the Afghan-Pakistani agreement and the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization's (AAPSO) strategic session and plans under Acting Chairman Mourad Ghaleb to realign the movement with current challenges.
Pamphlet published by the League Against Imperialism and for National Independence calling for solidarity with all anti-imperialist nation-revolutionary movements, whether these movements of oppressed peoples are in the colonial countries, or movements of oppressed peoples and national minorities in Europe. It presents a series of critical articles about the situation in India, Burma, the West Indies, Ireland, Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt and Ceylon [Sri Lanka]. There are also articles on ‘Africa and Cecil Rhodes’ and ‘How the Soviet Union solved the National Problem’. Malaria in Ceylon.