On 8 March 2023, H.E. Mr. Hugo Verbist (Belgium) and Mr. Soo Tet Tan (Singapore) will be co-facilitating an online dialogue, as established by the Council of ISA to facilitate further discussion on the possible scenarios foreseen in section 1, paragraph 15, of the Annex to the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and on any other pertinent legal considerations with a view to exploring commonalities in possible approaches and legal interpretations for the Council to consider in this respect (see decision ISBA/27 /C/45).

In accordance with the modalities of the dialogue as set out in the above decision of the Council, the webinar will be open to all Members and Observers of ISA and their designated experts.

Informal intersessional dialogue:

• Co-Facilitators’ Briefing Note to the Council on the informal intersessional dialogue established by Council decision ISBA/27/C/45

Webinar documents:

• Co-facilitators’ note
• Written responses submitted before the webinar
  • Canada
  • China
  • Germany and the Netherlands
  • Italy
  • Nauru Opinion Paper on the regulatory steps and decision
  • Nauru Response
  • Norway
  • Russia
  • Republic of Korea
  • Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea
  • Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative
  • DSCC
  • Research Institute for Sustainability
  • Pew Charitable Trusts
  • The Ocean Foundation
• Post webinar’s written comments
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Chile
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Singapore
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  • Pew Charitable Trusts