The Indian Ocean Conference was held this week Which of the following statements about the Indian Oc...........

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The Indian Ocean Conference was held this week. Which of the following statements about the Indian Ocean Conference is/are correct?

1. This year it is the third edition of Indian Ocean Conference which is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

2. The first edition of the conference was held in 2016 in New Delhi, second in Sri Lanka in 2017, both witnessing participation from over 35 countries.

3. It is an annual conference that brings heads of states/governments, ministers, thought leaders, scholars, diplomats, bureaucrats and practitioners from across the region on a single platform.

Choose the correct alternative

1 Only

1 and 2

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

The second statement is incorrect because the first edition of conference was held in Singapore and not New Delhi. The second in Sri Lanka and the third in Vietnam.

It is annual conference that aims to bring together Heads of States/Governments, Ministers, thought leaders, scholars, diplomats, bureaucrats and practitioners from across the region on a single platform.
It has been initiated by Delhi based think tank India Foundation along with its partners from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
So far, two successful editions of conference were hosted in 2016 and 2017 in Singapore and Sri Lanka respectively.
Both Conferences were supported by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India and had seen participation from over 35 countries.