The Sixth Indian Ocean Conference is starting in Dhaka with the aim of dealing with regional problems and challenges. Peace, Prosperity, Partnership is the main theme of this conference.Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the two-day long conference on Friday afternoon. Mauritius President Prithviraj Singh Rupan, Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar and representatives of various countries have reached Dhaka to participate in it. Others will arrive today.
The conference was jointly organized by the Ministry of External Affairs of Bangladesh, Ministry of External Affairs of India and India Foundation, an Indian research institute. The President of Mauritius, Vice President of Maldives, Foreign Minister of 25 countries, Minister of State, high level representatives and more than 150 representatives of various countries are participating in the conference held in the capital Dhaka.