Correct Answer : Bangladesh
India participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held at Dhaka in Bangladesh on Thursday(24th Nov 2022).
* The Indian delegation was led by Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.
* During his remarks, Mr. Singh reaffirmed the country's strong commitment to strengthening IORA to promote peace, security and prosperity in the Indian Ocean Region as well as in the Indo-Pacific.
* He highlighted the country's contributions as coordinator of the IORA priority areas of Disaster Risk Management and Science, Technology and Innovation towards capacity building and strengthening of IORA Secretariat.
* On the challenges posed by climate change, the Minister highlighted the initiatives of LiFE - Lifestyle for Environment and International Year of Millet in 2023.
* IORA is the largest and pre-eminent organization in the Indian Ocean Region with
23 Members and
10 Dialogue Partners. The Council of Ministers adopted the IORA’s Outlook on the Indo-Pacific' which would guide enhancement of IORA's engagement in the
Indo-Pacific region. Dhaka Communique was adopted as the Outcome Document of the
22nd Meeting..
Source : AIR
