KATHMANDU: The draft of the charter of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been given final shape.
A meeting of senior officials of BIMSTEC member countries hosted by BIMSTEC chair Sri Lanka on Wednesday gave final shape to the draft.
The virtual meeting also endorsed the appointment of the future General Secretary.
It was discussed during the meeting to hold the next ministerial meeting of the association in Sri Lanka next year.
Leading the Nepali delegation in the meeting, Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi emphasized on deeper cooperation among the member states to implement the identified projects of cooperation and expansion of trade and connectivity.
The 22nd meeting of the foreign secretaries of BIMSTEC member countries will be held in March next year in Thailand.
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