Foreign Minister to attend 30th ASEAN Regional Forum in Jakarta

Foreign Affairs Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry

Foreign Affairs Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia to take part in the forthcoming 30th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting on 14 July.

The ARF is an Asia-Pacific region-centric security dialogue mechanism inaugurated in 1994 in Thailand which seeks to promote regional development and prosperity collectively through open and inclusive dialogue benefiting all stakeholders while recognising the challenges to regional peace, security and prosperity. 

The ARF has 27 member states and Sri Lanka has been a member of the ARF since 2007. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the ARF, Indonesia, the current ASEAN Chair, hosted this year’s Forum under the theme ‘ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth’.Participants discussed confidence-building strategies and the development of preventive diplomacy in order to address urgent regional issues and global challenges.

 Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is expected to meet several counterparts on the sidelines of the 30th ARF for bilateral discussions during his stay in Jakarta.