New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar will visit Sri Lanka on October 10-12 , 2023. This would be EAM's second visit to Sri Lanka in this year (2023).
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar will attend the 23rd Council of Ministers' (COM) meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) on October 11, 2023, hosted by Sri Lanka, the current IORA Chair in Colombo, the Capital of Sri Lanka.
At this meeting, India will assume the Vice-Chair role of IORA for 2023-25, leading to a Chairship in 2025-27. The Council of Ministers' (COM) will review IORA's recent activities and outline future cooperation. The External Affairs Ministry said in its statement.
External Affairs Ministry further said that in its statement, Besides IORA engagements, EAM will have bilateral meetings in Colombo.
