Indonesia and South Korea are co-hosting the Bali Democracy Forum this week, which sees four heads of state and 18 foreign ministers attend the two day Forum to be held in Nusa Dua. Represented at the Forum are Indonesia, South Korea, Timor, Australia, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Palestine, Singapore, Thailand and Vanuatu – a little royalty also with the attendance of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassan al Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah.

Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world, and the Bali Democracy Forum is an initiative launched in 2008 to promote peace and stability, and how development among countries in Asia could promote the Democratisation process.

With Indonesia expected to share some of it’s conflict resolution experience, discussion is sure to include the concerns of South Korea and the uncertain situation the Korean peninsula currently finds itself is.

The third Bali Democracy Forum will be held on the 9th and 10th of December, 2010.