Several Foreign Ministers, including those of India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Iran, Malaysia and South Africa participated in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers meeting in Colombo.
The Council of Ministers meeting in Colombo witnessed the participation of 16 Ministers.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry was chairing the Council, the highest decision-making body of the IORA.
Sri Lanka is taking over from the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, the current Chair, for the next two years.
IORA was established in 1997 as an intergovernmental organisation of States on the rim of the Indian Ocean.
It has members from Africa, West Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Oceania.
The Association’s membership has expanded to 23 member states and 11 dialogue partners.