Nepal to propose BIMSTEC meet for August

Nepal to propose BIMSTEC meet for August

Nepal is to propose to hold the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation or BIMSTEC summit on coming August end or early September.
The meeting today of the Council of Ministers held at Singha Durbar decided to propose to BIMSTEC member-states to hold the summit either on August 30 and 31 or on September 6 and 7, according to Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Banskota. Accordingly, a Sub-committee will be formed for the same.
Nepal is presently the chair of BIMSTEC, a regional body founded in July 1997.

Member Countries of BIMSTEC

1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Myanmar (Burma)
5. Thailand
6. Nepal
7. Bhutan