Jakarta, May 15 -- President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed Indonesia's steadfast support for the independence and rights of the Palestinian people-a stance, he emphasized, that will never waver.

"I reaffirm Indonesia's commitment, which will never retreat, never stop in defending the rights of the Palestinian people to independence," he said in his opening speech at the 19th Session of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC).

The session took place at the Indonesian Parliament building on Wednesday evening.

Expressing deep concern over the long-standing injustices endured by the Palestinian people, the President called on the international community, especially Islamic countries, to move beyond rhetoric and take real acti...