Indian Ocean Rim Association
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Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation
IOR (Indian Ocean Rim Association)
IOR-ARC
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation
IORA
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found: The Indian Ocean Rim, 2002:CIP t.p. (Indian Ocean Rim) half t.p. (Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation; IOR; est. 1997 under the leadership of S. Africa, India, and Australia)
found: Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), 2004.
found: Songs from the seashore : an anthology of poetry from the Indian Ocean Rim, 2014:p. 1 (countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association; twenty member countries of the IORA; Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation)
found: Wikipedia, February 3, 2016(The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an international organisation consisting of coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean; organisation was first established as Indian Ocean Rim Initiative in Mauritius on March 1995 and formally launched on 6-7 March 1997 by the conclusion of a multilateral treaty known as the Charter of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation; Coordinating Secretariat of IORA is located at Ebene, Mauritius; headquarters: Ebene Cyber City, Mauritius)
found: Its website, February 3, 2016:home page (IORA; Indian Ocean Rim Association) about us (the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative in March 1995, and the creation of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (then known as the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation) two years later, in March 1997; IORA is a dynamic organisation of 21 Member States and 7 Dialogue Partners) formation (On 29-31 March 1995, the Mauritius Government convened a meeting to discuss the enhancement of economic co-operation among the countries of the Indian Ocean Rim. Representatives of governments, academia and businesses from Australia, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Oman, Singapore and South Africa - known as the "Core Group States" or the M-7 - attended the meeting. In a joint statement, the participants declared that they had agreed on "principles of open regionalism and inclusivity of membership, with the objectives of trade liberalization and promoting trade co-operation. Activities would focus on trade facilitation, investment promotion and economic co-operation." A tripartite Working Group (Government, Academic and Private Sectors) met in Mauritius on 15-17 August 1995. The Working Group decided to create a "Second Track" process, complementary to an Inter-Governmental Movement. A later meeting in September 1996 in Mauritius finalised a Charter for the creation of IORA, and expanded the membership to include Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Tanzania, Madagascar and Mozambique. IORA was formally launched at the first Ministerial Meeting in Mauritius on 6-7 March 1997. This meeting adopted the IORA Charter, and determined the administrative and procedural framework within which the organisation would develop) membership (21 Member States - Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalai, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, UAE and Yemen) - http://www.iora.net/ - http://www.iora.net/about-us/background.aspx - http://www.iora.net/about-us/formation.aspx - http://www.iora.net/about-us/membership.aspx
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2002-07-25: new
2016-02-05: revised
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