Annual Ketagalan Forum to open in Taipei

2024/08/15

The Ketagalan Forum: 2024 Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue is set to take place Aug. 21 in Taipei City, underscoring government commitment to enhance international exchange and dialogue.

This is the eighth edition of the regional security forum and the first since President Lai Ching-te’s administration took office. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the event will urge nations around the globe to closely monitor peace and safety in the Indo-Pacific region.

Organized by the MOFA and Taipei City-based Prospect Foundation, the one-day conference will feature keynote speeches from Japan’s former Prime Minister and current Diet member, Yoshihiko Noda; former Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger; and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley.

Government and other representatives from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, India, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Taiwan and the U.S. will discuss a wide range of security-related issues. These include gray zone conflict in the Taiwan Strait and other marine zones; economic resilience and de-risking; the Taiwan semiconductor role in stabilizing global supply chains; and the authoritarian spread of digital disinformation and its impact on democracy, the MOFA added.


Source:  Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)