Jakarta, Nov. 26 -- Minister of Culture Fadli Zon underscored the strategic role of the 60th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (ASEAN-COCI), which reflects the region's cultural diversity and Indonesia's commitment to showcasing its rich heritage.

"For more than four decades, ASEAN-COCI has evolved into a key pillar in reinforcing people-to-people connectivity, cultural collaboration, information exchange, and a shared ASEAN identity amid our diversity," he said here on Wednesday.

He highlighted that ASEAN-COCI provides platforms such as forums, study visits, cultural exchanges, collaborative productions, and capacity-building programs that enable artists, students, practitioners, and experts to share knowledge a...