Ambassador Dr. Salman Al Farisi, the Secretary-General of IORA, with Directors and staff joined the Inaugural Ceremony at the Secretariat premises and welcomed the virtual participation from Member States to celebrate the inauguration of the India-funded Library project.
During her visit to the Secretariat, Mrs. K Nandini Singla stressed the importance of establishing a library which forms an essential part of any organization. She highlighted that the dedicated IORA Library would serve as a place for gathering, collecting information, creating ideas, and generating useful thoughts. In addition, she underlined the wealth of culture which IORA Member States and Dialogue Partners bring as the largest and most prominent organization in the Indian Ocean region.
Ambassador Salman Al Farisi expressed his appreciation to the Government of India for sponsoring the library project and mentioned that this will serve as a resource unit related to the IORA Priority and Focus Areas, thereby, increasing the intellectual and decision-making capacity of the IORA Secretariat by many folds. Ambassador Al Farisi also added that “we are privileged to be an Association with such a rich diversity, and now, the IORA Secretariat can document and preserve the institutional memory of the IORA Secretariat, and to build a Library along with Member States which we would cherish for years to come’’.
The initiative speaks for the commitment of India as one of the founding and active members of the organisation to strengthen the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
