Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

A stamp on Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was organized by Bangladesh Navy from January 10 - 13, 2016.

The 'Indian Ocean Naval Symposium' (IONS) with 35 members, is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime cooperation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region by providing an open and inclusive forum for discussion of regionally relevant maritime issues. In the process, it endeavors to generate a flow of information between naval professionals that would lead to common understanding and possibly cooperative solutions on the way ahead.