President Joko Widodo affirmed his resolve to turn Indonesia into a maritime power in the world while delivering an opening speech at the 2018 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) on October 29.
A man throws a duck into the ocean as an offering during Melasti. (JP/Agung Parameswara) (Source: thejakartapost.com)
Jakarta (VNA) – President Joko Widodo affirmed hisresolve to turn Indonesiainto a maritime power in the world while delivering an opening speech at the2018 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) on October 29.
Indonesia has set forth the IndonesiaMaritime Policy and an Action Plan to concretise the strategy, covering theimprovement of sea connectivity, the development and upgrading of 477 seaports,he said.
In addition,Jokowi explained, Indonesiapromoted global maritime synergy in various occasions, including in the IndianOcean Rim Association (IORA), the United Nations (UN), South Pacific, theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other international forums.
In the future,Indonesia will also like to enhance maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacificregion. Together with ASEAN, Indonesiais developing the Indo-Pacific cooperation concept by reiterating the habit ofdialogue and cooperation on the basis of respect for international law, saidthe President.
Themed “OurOcean, Our Legacy,” the two-day OOC brings together seven heads ofstates, 36 ministers, and many delegates from nations around the world.
The delegatesdiscussed issues related to risks and challenges facing the ocean such asillegal fishing, wastewater drainage polluting the environment, anduncontrolled pirate activities.
It is the firsttime for an Asian country to host the annual global conference since it wasfirst held in 2014 in Washington DC, the UnitedStates. Since 2014, Our Ocean Conference hassuccessfully generated commitments totaling around 18 billion USD and 12.4million square kilometres of marine protected areas.-VNA
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A man throws a duck into the ocean as an offering during Melasti. (JP/Agung Parameswara) (Source: thejakartapost.com) 
