New Delhi, May 22 -- The 24th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM), hosted by the IORA Chair Sri Lanka, was held virtually on 21 May 2025 under the theme: "Sustainable Indian Ocean for future Generation". P. Kumaran, Secretary (East), led the Indian delegation at the 24th meeting of IORA COM.

India is currently the Vice-Chair of IORA and part of the Troika. India will assume the Chairship of IORA for 2025-2027. The 24th COM meeting saw the participation of Ministers and High-level delegates from all 22 IORA Member States and IORA's 12 Dialogue Partners. During the meeting, the Member States held discussions on strengthening IORA, matters of regional interest and adopted the 'Colombo Communique'. ...