BIMSTEC Summit: PM Modi will address the 5th BIMSTEC summit today, will take part virtually

Posted on 30th Mar 2022 09:52 am by rohit kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) conference on Wednesday. This year's BIMSTEC summit is being organized by Sri Lanka. The entire program will take place virtually. A meeting of senior officials was held on March 28 to prepare for BIMSTEC. The next day i.e. on March 29, there was a meeting of the Foreign Ministers.

 

In this meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called upon the seven-member countries (India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Thailand, and Nepal) to formulate a collective policy against terrorism and violent extremism.

 

The challenges of terrorism cannot be ignored

 

In the meeting held on Tuesday, S Jaishankar said that we cannot ignore the challenges of terrorism and violent extremism. Similarly, drug trade and cyber attacks are also big challenges. We should have a legal framework so that our legal investigative agencies can have a closer and more effective liaison against such challenges.

 

What is BIMSTEC?

 

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is a regional organization of countries adjoining and adjoining the Bay of Bengal. BIMSTEC consists of seven member countries adjoining the Bay of Bengal. Apart from India, it includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand. The goal of this organization is to promote economic development, social progress in the country, and to establish dialogue on issues of common interest.

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