<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The 22nd meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM) began at a Dhaka hotel on Thursday morning.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With Bangladesh being the current IORA Chair, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen is chairing the COM.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The foreign minister will brief the media about the outcome of the meeting in the afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation which was established on March 7, 1997.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are 23 member states of IORA and 10 dialogue partners. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>