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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has appointed Ambassador Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations and the International Seabed Authority based in New York, United States. The inauguration became a historic moment because Indonesia for the first time appointed a Permanent Representative for the International Seabed Authority.

The International Seabed Authority is an international organization established under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention.The organization is a forum for state parties to the convention to manage and supervise activities related to mineral resources contained in the International Seabed Area. This policy is in accordance with the principle of the Common Heritage for Humanity. The International Seabed Authority is headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica.

The appointment of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia for the International Seabed Authority refers to the Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs No.4/2021 concerning the Fifth Amendment to the Decree of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2004 about the Organization and Work Procedure of the Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia abroad.  The Ministerial Regulation stipulates that The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York concurrently serves as the International Seabed Authority.

Reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta last Tuesday October 26, the inauguration of Ambassador Nasir underlined Indonesia's commitment as a state party to the Law of the Sea Convention to participate in many activities in the International Seabed Area. One of them is the process of drafting various regulations of the International Seabed Authority related to the management of mineral resources in the International Seabed Area. So, it can be useful for all human beings.