COLOMB0:The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit will begin in Colombo today.
The Government of Sri Lanka will host the BIMSTEC Summit in Colombo in hybrid mode from March 28 to 30 2022.
Senior Officials and the Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Thailand will arrive in Sri Lanka for the BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and Ministerial Meeting scheduled to be held on March 28 and 29 while the Foreign Minister of Myanmar will participate virtually.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will chair the fifth BIMSTEC Summit on March 30, 2022 with the virtual participation of leaders of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Thailand. Myanmar will be represented by the Foreign Minister of Myanmar at the Summit. During the Summit and preceding meetings, the delegates will discuss the progress of the BIMSTEC as a regional group.
The Summit is also expected to adopt the BIMSTEC Charter and sign several legal agreements.
