22nd Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held in Which country on 24th Nov 2022?

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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

Published On : November 25, 2022

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