<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated his call to the diplomats stationed in Dhaka to follow diplomatic norms.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh is an independent and sovereign country and they should remember it, said Momen adding, the culture must be changed, today or tomorrow.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He made the remarks while responding to a question at a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said around 16 countries will have minister and state minister-level participation at 22nd IORA Council of Ministers meeting, to be held in Dhaka on November 24.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Momen said India will have state minister-level participation at the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said the ministers and state ministers will jointly meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during their stay in Dhaka.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The IORA Council of Ministers meeting, to be hosted by Bangladesh, will be preceded by the 24th meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials, to be held on November 22-23.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh is the current chair of IORA.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam and Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit), Secretary (East) and Secretary (West) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were present at the media briefing. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>