Nepal proposes dates for Bimstec Summit
It was founded in 1997 and has its permanent secretariat in Dhaka. It functions in 14 different areas of cooperation
Nepalhas come up with two dates for the fourth summit of theBay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(Bimstec).
The Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul prasad Baskotasaid said, August 30 and 31 or September 6 and 7 have been proposed for the Kathmandu summit, Kathmandu Post reported.
The newly appointedBimstecGeneral SecretaryShahidul Islamrecently visitedNepalto hold meetings withNepaliPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali and Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi.
Bimstecis an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia includingNepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It houses 1.5 billion people.
It was founded in 1997 and has its permanent secretariat inDhaka. It functions in 14 different areas of cooperation.