Indian Ocean Rim Association

Indian Ocean Rim Association
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IORA members   Dialogue partners
Headquarters	Ebene, Mauritius
Working languages	English
Type	Intergovernmental
Membership	23 members:  Australia  Bangladesh  Comoros  France  India  Indonesia  Iran  Kenya  Madagascar  Malaysia  Maldives  Mauritius  Mozambique  Oman  Seychelles  Singapore  Somalia  South Africa  Sri Lanka  Tanzania  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  Yemen 12 dialogue partners:  China  Egypt  European Union  Germany  Italy  Japan  Russia  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States
Leaders
• Secretary General	Salman Al Farisi, Secretary General[1]
• Chair	Sri Lanka[2]
• Vice Chair	India
Establishment
• 6 March 1997	Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation
Time zone	UTC+2 to +10.5
Website www.iora.int/en

The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative (IORI) and the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an international organisation consisting of 23 states bordering the Indian Ocean.^[3] 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 for strengthening Economic Cooperation particularly on Trade Facilitation and Investment, Promotion as well as Social Development of the region.^[4] The Coordinating Secretariat of IORA is located at Ebene, Mauritius.