Which of the following countries are members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association?
1. Kenya
2. United Arab Emirates
3. China
4. Malaysia
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Which of the following countries are members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association?
1. Kenya
2. United Arab Emirates
3. China
4. Malaysia
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is D Only 1, 2 and 4
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an international organisation consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean. The IORA is a regional forum, tripartite in nature, bringing together representatives of Government, Business and Academia, for promoting co-operation and closer interaction among them. It is based on the principles of Open Regionalism for strengthening Economic Cooperation particularly on Trade Facilitation and Investment, Promotion as well as Social Development of the region.[5] The Coordinating Secretariat of IORA is located at Ebene, Mauritius.
The Association comprises 21 member states and 7 dialogue partners, the Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation and the Indian Ocean Research Group has observer status.
Australia Bangladesh Comoros India Indonesia
Iran Kenya Madagascar Malaysia Mauritius
Somalia Mozambique Oman Seychelles
Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania
Thailand United Arab Emirates Yemen
Dialogue Partners
Countries with the status of dialogue partners are:
China Egypt France Germany Japan United Kingdom
United States
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an international organisation consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean. The IORA is a regional forum, tripartite in nature, bringing together representatives of Government, Business and Academia, for promoting co-operation and closer interaction among them. It is based on the principles of Open Regionalism for strengthening Economic Cooperation particularly on Trade Facilitation and Investment, Promotion as well as Social Development of the region.[5] The Coordinating Secretariat of IORA is located at Ebene, Mauritius.
The Association comprises 21 member states and 7 dialogue partners, the Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation and the Indian Ocean Research Group has observer status.
Australia Bangladesh Comoros India Indonesia
Iran Kenya Madagascar Malaysia Mauritius
Somalia Mozambique Oman Seychelles
Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania
Thailand United Arab Emirates Yemen
Dialogue Partners
Countries with the status of dialogue partners are:
China Egypt France Germany Japan United Kingdom
United States
