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Chair of Indian Ocean Rim Association
October 14 , 2023
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- 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.
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