Foreign Minister Manele attends the 1st High Level Meeting for AIS in Bali

The HLM is aimed at promoting sustainable development in archipelagic and island states, encouraging economic growth while protecting the environment, ensuring social equity, and strengthening governance systems, and developing joint strategies for promoting economic development in AIS Forum countries.

There will be a Leaders declaration to be adopted during the HLM, whereby AIS members reaffirm their commitment to work together with support of development partners and other stakeholders to engage in mutually beneficial collaboration to protect the health of the ocean and address sustainable development related challenges for the good of all humanity and generations to come. 

As a member of AIS, Solomon Islands has benefited from programmes and activities supported by the AIS over the past years and is looking forward to engaging in the HLM and related meetings this week in Bali. 

Apart from the HLM, Minister Manele will also take part in a number of side events as well as have bilateral meetings. 

The Foreign Minister is accompanied by the Deputy Secretary, Mr Cornelius Walegerea and supported by the staff of the Solomon Islands Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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