The 17th session of BIMSTEC senior officials' meeting will be held at Kathmandu tomorrow. The delegates of member countries will review the progress made by Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and recommend future course of action to strengthen regional cooperation among the group. <br/><br/>The date of 4th BIMSTEC Summit, to be held in Nepal this year, is also likely to be announced.Indian delegation will be led by Secretary (East) Ms. Preeti Saran.The importance of BIMSTEC was highlighted during the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit held at Goa in October last year, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed his desire to promote BIMSTEC and assured full cooperation it needs to move on. Founded in 1997, BIMSTEC brings together Bhutan Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal,Thailand and Sri Lanka.
News On AIR | February 6, 2017 10:44 AM
17th BIMSTEC senior officials' meeting to be held tomorrow