Agenda for the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the AIS Forum

PRESS RELEASE

COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA TEAM OF THE 2023 HLM OF THE AIS FORUM

No.53/SP/TKM-AISFORUM2023/10/2023

Badung, 10 October 2023 – The ministers from the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum on Thursday, 10 October, held their 5^th Ministerial Meeting in Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali Province.

Since 8:00 AM local time, delegates have been arriving at the Bali Nusa Dua Conference Center 1 for the meeting.

The theme of the AIS Forum 2023 is "Fostering Collaboration, Enabling Innovation, for our Ocean and Our Future." The meeting focuses on three key areas: blue economy development, climate change challenges, and solidarity among archipelagic and island states.

One of the agenda items for the meeting is the preparation for the 1^st High-Level Meeting (HLM) of the AIS Forum scheduled for Friday, 11 October.

Additionally, the results of the 7^th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Suva, Fiji, and the 8^th SOM in Antananarivo, Madagascar, will be presented.

The 1^st HLM serves as a high-level meeting for the archipelagic and island states, providing a platform for cooperation among participating countries with the goal of strengthening collaboration to address global issues related to the oceans. (Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs/TR/Elvira Inda Sari/IF/WW)

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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 & innovative solutions and a platform for collaboration in promoting the future agenda of global maritime governance.

For more information, please contact:

Director General of Public Information and Communications of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics – Usman Kansong (0816785320).

Get more information on press releases, news, photos, and videos related to the 2023 HLM of the AIS Forum at https://s.id/aispedia.

A woman walks past a 79-meter long and 6-meter high monitor displaying marine ecosystems at the First High-Level Meeting of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum venue in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Badung Regency, Bali, Monday, 10 October 2023. This large monitor, displaying underwater ecosystem animations created by local animators, will welcome the arrival of the 1^st HLM of the AIS Forum delegates at the venue. Media Center HLM AIS Forum 2023/Akbar Nugroho Gumay/pras/ratih.