The Initial Workshop on the establishment of the IORA Maritime Safety and Security Working Group was held by Sri Lanka as the current Coordinating Country for Maritime Safety and Security in IORA on 4 – 5 September 2018, with Australia as co-host.
The Workshop saw an impressive gathering of participants and speakers from 17 IORA Member States (Australia, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Tanzania, Thailand, UAE and Yemen), and IORA Secretariat officials.