Bangladesh: Momen in Colombo to attend 18th ministerial meeting of BIMSTEC

DHAKA, 29 March 2022, (TON): The eighteenth ministerial meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation opens in the Sri Lankan capital today as the members explore ways to strengthen the forum on all fronts.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen reached Colombo this afternoon to lead the Bangladesh delegation at the ministerial meeting ahead of the 5th BIMSTEC Summit.

Sri Lanka is hosting the summit in hybrid mode with the theme BIMSTEC-Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies and Healthy Peoples.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will formally inaugurate the summit in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join virtually from Dhaka.

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