Badung, 10 October 2023 – Indonesia wishes to rally the archipelagic and island people to collaborate and address global issues on marine affairs together by hosting the 1st High-Level Meeting of the Archipelagic and Island States Forum in Bali on 10—11 October. The Meeting is expected to strengthen the global commitment to support the AIS Forum, a platform for all archipelagic and island countries to share ideas, practices, and solutions to the common challenges faced by archipelagic and island countries.
Several state leaders are scheduled to attend the 1st HLM in Bali, with five heads of state scheduled to attend in person, namely the President of Micronesia, the Prime Minister of Niue, the Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu.
Meanwhile, Fiji and Tonga will be represented by their deputy prime ministers. Eight countries will send their ministers to attend the event, namely the Maldives, Marshall Islands, Palau, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea.
A total of three countries will send officials at the level of deputy minister, director-general, or secretary-general, namely Cape Verde, New Zealand, and Madagascar. Eleven countries will send their ambassadors, namely Ireland, Japan, Cyprus, Samoa, Malta, England, Saint Lucia, the Cook Islands, the Philippines, Suriname, and Bahrain.
Meanwhile, four international organizations will send their representatives, namely the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), the Pacific Island Forum (PIF), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). (TR/Elvira Inda Sari/S/FLW)
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About AIS Forum:
The Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum is a global platform for cooperation among island and archipelagic states that aims at strengthening collaboration to address global issues with four main areas of focus: climate change mitigation and adaptation, the blue economy, marine plastic debris, and good maritime governance. The 2023 High-Level Meeting of the AIS Forum is organized to reinforce the role of the AIS Forum as a center for smart and innovative solutions and a platform for collaboration in promoting the future agenda of global maritime governance.
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Foto caption: Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi (first row second right) accompanied by (from left) Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno, UNDP Indonesia Resident Representative Norimasa Shimomura, Tongan Deputy Prime Minister Samiu Kuita Vaipulu prepares for a group photo with ministers, ambassadors, and representatives of participating countries of the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the AIS Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Tuesday, 10 October 2023. ANTARA PHOTOS/Media Center of 2023 HLM of the AIS Forum/Akbar Nugroho Gumay/pras.