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Indonesia will be the host of the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) which will take place on 29-30 October 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali. Director of Development, Economy and Environment of the Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muhsin Syihab to RRI World Service after holding a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday (10/25) said the Indonesian government would give commitments that could be implemented based on current national conditions so that when it is reviewed or evaluated it can be accounted for.

“Indonesia chooses commitments that are indeed implementable. So we do not want to give promises that we may not do or do not comply with our national conditions. What we commit is real commitment, measurable that can be evaluated, seen by the people in this world. And therefore we are considered credible enough to advance the mechanism review because we carry out what we commit, and it can be seen, so that when Indonesia submits a mechanism review many countries are quite interested in it,” said Muhsin Syihab.

Furthermore, Muhsin Syihab explained, 70 countries that have expressed their readiness to attend will convey a commitment especially in reducing plastic waste in the sea for 70 percent by 2025. Muhsin Syihab added that more than 600 existing commitments, Indonesia has realized 160 related commitments with marine health. He said the 5th OOC in Nusa Dua, Bali is considered very important so that more than 1,900 participants consisting of 7 heads of state, 30 ministers, several senior officials, 38 international organizations and 290 Non-Governmental Organizations will present. (VOI/VIQRAN/DP)