Vijitha Herath to participate in 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Oman

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Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath will attend the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) to be held on 16 and 17 February, in Muscat, Oman.

The Indian Ocean Conference is a flagship consultative forum for countries in the Indian Ocean region, organised annually by the Ministry of External Affairs of India, in association with the India Foundation.

The 8th edition of the conference organised in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman will focus on the theme “Voyages to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership.”

Minister Vijitha Herath is scheduled to address the first plenary session of the conference on 16 February, on the theme “Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership”.

The conference is expected to bring together ministers and officials representing 60 countries and international organisations from across the Indian Ocean region.

During the conference, the Minister will engage in discussions with his counterparts on key regional maritime issues, and also seek to enhance bilateral relations including economic cooperation.

Sri Lanka hosted the second edition of the Indian Ocean Conference in Colombo, in 2017.

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