<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Secretary General of Indian Ocean Rim Association Dr. Salman Al Farisi on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The meeting was held at Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC) in Indonesia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the meeting, the secretary general apprised the President of the activities of IORA, press secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh seeks pharmaceutical products, raw materials export to Indonesia</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lauding the initiative taken by Bangladesh for the development of IORA, he also briefed the President on the organization’s future plans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said they are planning to help landlock countries too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mentioning the recent development of Bangladesh as a milestone, President Shahabuddin said that many countries are now inspired by Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">President Shahabuddin in Indonesia to attend ASEAN Summit, East Asia Summit</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He assured that Bangladesh will play a big role to the development of IORA.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen, Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral (rtd) Md Khurshed Alam and secretaries concerned to the President were also present during the meeting.g&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is a dynamic inter-governmental organisation aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean region through its 23 Member States and 11 Dialogue Partners.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>