Foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam reaffirmed Bangladesh鈥檚 strong commitment to the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation process and emphasised the importance of enhancing cooperation in key areas.
He mentioned trade and investment, connectivity, energy, climate change, and people-to-people contacts as areas of cooperation.
The issues were discussed when secretary general of the BIMSTEC Indra Mani Pandey paid a courtesy call on the foreign secretary at foreign ministry in Dhaka recently.
At the meeting, Pandey briefed the foreign secretary on the latest progress and current efforts within the BIMSTEC framework, according to foreign ministry.
Recognising Bangladesh鈥檚 key contribution to promoting the BIMSTEC initiatives, he highlighted the need for enhanced regional collaboration.
As current chair, the foreign secretary reiterated Bangladesh鈥檚 readiness to host BIMSTEC sectoral meetings as per convenience.
They also discussed possible initiatives during Bangladesh鈥檚 BIMSTEC chairmanship to further advance regional cooperation towards realising the vision of prosperous, resilient and open BIMSTEC.
The foreign secretary welcomed the secretary general鈥檚 assurance of full support during Bangladesh鈥檚 chairmanship of BIMSTEC.
