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Sri Lanka is planning to host the BIMSTEC Heads of Government Summit in mid-August, with dates still to be finalized, Government sources said.
This will be the fifth summit of the grouping after the 2018 session which took place in Kathmandu.
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has seven members - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Formed in 1997, the grouping is more than 20 years old.
While the authorities are hoping to conduct the summit offline, the final decision will be taken considering the coronavirus pandemic. Sri Lanka, as the chair of the grouping this year, is eyeing a physical summit.
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