The 15 th Bali Democracy Forum held on Thursday, 8 December 2022.

The ministerial meeting hosted by Indonesia Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibu Retno Marsudi. Held in hybrid format and attended by 323 delegations from 112 countries including Ministers of Foreign Affairs from Pakistan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, and 5 international organizations.

The Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) initiated by Indonesia in 2008, is an annual, inclusive and open intergovernmental forum on the development of democracy in the Asia-Pacific region. The forum is aimed to promote and foster regional and international cooperation in the field of peace and democracy through dialogue-based on sharing experiences and best practices that adhere to the principle of equality, mutual respect and understanding.

We are honored to have the 15 th BDF held once again at our center, due to it is the fifth time the forum held in BNDCC since the 6 th BDF in 2013.