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![[Indian Ocean Commission]](../images/i/int-coi_fr.gif)
French version
image by Zoltan Horvath, 17 August 2013
![[Indian Ocean Commission]](../images/i/int-coi_en.gif)
English version
image by Zoltan Horvath, 17 August 2013
The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is an intergovernmental organization that was
created in 1982 at Port-Louis, Mauritius and institutionalized in 1984 by the
Victoria Agreement in the
Seychelles. IOC is comprised of five countries in the
Indian Ocean, these are: Union of the Comoros,
France/Reunion Island,
Madagascar, Mauritius and
Seychelles.
IOC’s principal mission is to strengthen the ties of friendship between the
countries and be a platform of solidarity for the entire population of the Indianoceanic
region. IOC's mission also includes development, through projects related to
sustainability for the region, aimed at protecting the region, improving living
conditions of the populations and preserving the very natural resources that the
countries depend on. IOC is the only organization in the region which is
composed exclusively of Islands; it stands at defending the Islands’ mutual
interest at a regional and international level, whilst promoting solidarity and
sustainable development.
Zoltan Horvath, 17 August 2013
The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) adopted a new logo and flag in December of
last year. Its flag is white, with its logo, which has two variants, a French
and an English one. By French Wikipedia article,
new logo used since December 2012. The Logo consists of two elements — the IOC
spiral symbol and the IOC name placed under it. The spiral device is blue
interrupted with an orange disc. Name of the organization is written French or
English, both versions are used based on these pictures:
French version,
English version.
Zoltan Horvath, 17 August 2013
![[Indian Ocean Commission]](../images/i/int-coi.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 17 June 2006
Source: http://www.coi-info.org/
A press release from the Indian Ocean Commission (an international
organization representing mainly French Indian Ocean polities) confirms
that the InOC flag is the organization's emblem on white. At the bottom of the
.pdf are pictures of the last summit in March 2006 where you can see a table
sized version of the flag and the full-sized flag behind.
Ben Cahoon, 16 May 2006
The Indian Ocean Commission includes Comoros,
France/Réunion,
Madagascar, Mauritius and
Seychelles.
Rob Raeside, 17 June 2006