China Indian Ocean meet
- November 29, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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China Indian Ocean meet
Subject :International relations
Context:
- Recently, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), held a meeting of the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum in which 19 countries took part
- India was not invited to the meet.
- CIDCA is an organisation connected with the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
More about the meet:
- Theme: Shared Development: Theory and Practice from the Perspective of the Blue Economy.
- Participating Countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Djibouti, Australia and representatives of 3 international organisations were present.
- India was reportedly not invited.
What Has Been Proposed:
- China proposed to establish a marine disaster prevention and mitigation cooperation mechanism between China and countries in the Indian Ocean region.
- China expressed its willingness to provide necessary financial, material, and technical support to countries in need.
What is Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA):
- The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean region.
- It was formed in 1997 by an initiative of India and South Africa.
- The IORA has 23 members and ten dialogue partners.
- The members include Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, SriLanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Maldives and Yemen.
- The ten dialogue partners are China, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Turkey, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States of America