Ministerial Meeting Of Coral Triangle Initiative Will Address Issues Facing Region

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) — The Fourth Ministerial Meeting (MM4) of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), held here from November 22–26, will deliver new and innovative ideas, tools, modalities, and recommendations to address key issues facing the region.

These include strategies on CTI sustainable financing and communications, criteria development for the admission of new partners, and the formulation of transitional and operational plans for the regional secretariat.

The CTI-CFF comprises Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and the Solomon Islands.

The CTI-CFF Council of Ministers (CTI-COM) is chaired by Malaysia’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Datuk Seri Maximus Johnity Ongkili.

In a statement on Monday, MOSTI said the MM4 will be held together with the 8th Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM8).

Source: BERNAMA