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The 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to review the progress in identified fourteen areas of cooperation and discuss ways to accelerate cooperation under the process took place in August 2017 in which of the following places? 

The 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to review the progress in identified fourteen areas of cooperation and discuss ways to accelerate cooperation under the process took place in August 2017 in which of the following places?  Correct Answer Kathmandu

The correct answer is Kathmandu.

  • The 15th edition of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) ministerial meeting was held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • The meeting took place in the background of the 20th anniversary of BIMSTEC.
  • The statements’ made by Ministers’ at the Ministerial meeting underscored the need for regional integration in the changing global scenario and the relevance of BIMSTEC in connecting South and South East Asia.

  • For India, BIMSTEC was announced as a “natural choice to fulfill key foreign policy priorities of Neighbourhood First and Act East”.

Key Points

  • The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organization comprising of seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia.
  • It was established in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
  • The BIMSTEC Permanent Secretariat is to be established in Dhaka.
  • South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka; Southeast Asia: Myanmar and Thailand. 

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