At #ISBA31, Council President Mayank Joshi urges Council Members to engage actively & constructively to ensure progress towards delivery of a coherent mining code, highlights int'l community is looking to #ISA to deliver on its mandate. #deepseamining #UNCLOS

#ISBA31 Council elects Mayank Joshi, High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, as #ISBA31 Council President. #ISA #UNCLOS

At #ISBA31, host Jamaica welcomes delegates and urges intentional & pragmatic progress to ensure negotiations deliver a comprehensive mining code that fulfils the #ISA's mandates. #UNCLOS #deepseamining

At opening of #ISBA31, #ISA Secretary-General Leticia Reis de Carvalho stresses that timely completion of the mining code will demonstrate the ability of multilateral processes to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions for #deepseamining that benefits humankind while protecting ecosystems. #UNCLOS

#ISBA30 Council members deliberate on the dates for #ISBA31, noting the proposed dates for the first part conflict with the #BBNJ PrepCom; they urge the #ISBA Secretariat to suggest alternative dates. #deepseamining #UNCLOS #seabed