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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen urged Members to expedite BIMSTEC process. He took part in the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting virtually held today in Colombo, Sri Lanka and made this urge. The Foreign Ministers and Senior Officials of all the seven BIMSTEC Member States joined the meeting.

‘Synergy is the key’ Diplomatic Correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent Dhaka wants seamless multi-modal connectivity and enhanced trade and investment in the BIMSTEC region. "Enhanced trade and investment in this region will facilitate income and employment generation. Seamless multi-modal connectivity is a precondition for trade and investment promotion and people to people contact," said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen while addressing the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting virtually held...

BIMSTEC and Sri Lanka so far Sri Lanka is a founding member of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). Since its inception in 1997, Sri Lanka has been an active member in the multilateral forum. The island nation held the chairmanship for the first time from 2002-2003, during which Colombo promoted the political commitment of member states to intensify sub-regional co-operation. As of 2016, Colombo’s trade with BIMSTEC members accounted fo...