7th Indian Ocean Conference to get underway in Perth, Australia

Perth: The 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference will get underway in Perth, Australia today. External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar would address the inaugural session of the Conference, along with Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, and Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan.

The two day Conference is being held in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia, along with S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore and Perth-US Asia Centre in Australia. he theme of this edition of the conference is "Towards a Stable and



Sustainable Indian Ocean”.

Indian Ocean Conference is a flagship consultative forum for countries in the Indian Ocean Region. It is organized annually by the External Affairs Ministry, in association with the India Foundation.

The 7th Indian Ocean Conference will also bring together delegations led by Ministers from over 22 countries and senior officials from 16 countries and 6 multilateral organizations. The Conference will also witness the participation of over 400 social and corporate leaders, policy practitioners, scholars, professionals, and media personnel from about 40 countries.