BIMSTEC meeting begins in Bangkok, Thiland

BIMSTEC meeting begins in Bangkok, Thiland

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Category : International Published on: July 22 2023

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  • The BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat began in Thailand’s capital city on 17 July 2023.
  • BIMSTEC is an economic and technical initiative which brings together the countries of the Bay of Bengal for multifaceted cooperation.
  • The retreat would discuss ways to further deepen the BIMSTEC agenda and strengthen the organization.
  • The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organization.
  • Its members lie in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity.
  • BIMSTEC not only connects South and Southeast Asia but also the ecologies of the Great Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal.
  • It mainly aims to create an enabling environment for rapid economic development; accelerate social progress; and promote collaboration on matters of common interest in the region.
  • BIMSTEC is a regional organization of seven member countries, which includes five countries of South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and two countries of South-East Asia - Myanmar and Thailand.
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