Sixth Indian Ocean Conference set to begin in Bangladesh’s Dhaka on Friday

By Sahidul Hasan Khokon: The sixth worldwide Indian Ocean Conference is able to begin in Bangladesh capital metropolis Dhaka from May 12 which shall be attended by about 150 delegates, along with high-level representatives from 25 worldwide places.

The theme of this 12 months’s conference is ‘Peace, Prosperity and Partnership for a Resilient Future’ due to the post-Covid state of affairs and the continued Russia-Ukraine battle.

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference. She might also host a dinner in honour of the corporate who will participate throughout the conference.

Speaking regarding the two-day conference, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen talked about that the event was primarily organised for the coastal worldwide places of the Indian Ocean, nonetheless throughout the altering world context, various crucial and associated factors are anticipated to be talked about.

The Mauritius president, Maldives vice-president and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are among the many many dignitaries who will attend the conference.

“Foreign Ministers of Bhutan, Nepal, Bahrain and Singapore alongside the ministerial representatives of Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Madagascar will also participate in the conference,” Momen talked about.

AK Abdul Momen instructed reporters that spherical 150 abroad firm will participate throughout the conference along with representatives from D8, Saarc and BIMSTEC.

The collaborating ministers might also go to Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi Road 32 to pay respect to Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The conference is being organised by the India Foundation in affiliation with the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bangladesh minister talked about that by organising this conference, it is anticipated that the partnership with the worldwide places alongside the Indian Ocean shall be strengthened throughout the regional political sphere with Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh abroad minister moreover talked about that from the dialogue of this conference, the collaborating worldwide places will get an idea of what kind of steps they could take eventually in view of the continued world events, and it’ll doubtless be helpful for Bangladesh to take necessary picks to maintain various catastrophe circumstances and overcome them.

The Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) was started in 2016 and throughout the closing six years it has emerged as a result of the “flagship consultative forum” for worldwide places throughout the space over regional affairs.

The conference endeavours to ship vital states and principal maritime companions of the realm collectively on a typical platform to deliberate upon the prospects of regional cooperation for Security And Growth for All throughout the Region (SAGAR).