112 countries dedicate over 6 bln euros to improve management of oceans

Frans Timmermans (R), First Vice-President of the European Commission, and Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, attend a joint press of Our Ocean Conference 2017 in St. Julian's, Malta, on Oct. 6, 2017. More than 6 billion euros (7.01 billion U.S. dollars) was dedicated by public and private sectors from 112 countries to improve management of oceans at the Our Ocean conference 2017 being held on Friday in Malta. (Xinhua/Mark Zammit Cordina)