The 5th Ministerial Meeting of The Archipelagic and Island State Forum 2023 was held today, 10 October 2023. The forum was initiated as a platform to discuss and address common problems faced by archipelagic and island countries.

Attanded by the heads of state of AIS participating countries in orders to participate in a discussion to gather, arrange, and finalise the outcome documents that discussed in the High-Level Meeting. Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi delivers her opening remarks during the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum.

The summit will take place on tomorrow, 11 October 2023. 51 head of states and governments from AIS countries will gather and discuss three key thematic areas.