The 21st Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Annual Council of Minister’s (COM) Meeting was held in Dhaka on November 17, 2021

Highlights

• India took part in the conference in virtual mode.
• India was led by Minister of State External Affairs (MoS), Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.
• IORA COM was held in hybrid format in Dhaka.
• At the end of this meeting, Dhaka Communique was adopted.

IORA is an international organisation comprising of 23 states surrounding the Indian Ocean. It is a regional forum, tripartite in nature, to bring together representatives of Government, Academia and Business in order to promote co-operation and closer interaction among them. The Coordinating Secretariat of IORA is at Ebene, Mauritius.