The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia, housing 1.5 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of $2.5 trillion (2014).
Established: 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Objectives: Technological and economical cooperation among south Asian and south East Asian countries along the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
The BIMSTEC member states:-
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan,and Nepal,are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal.
BIMSTEC Member States
BIST-EC:-
Nation Member:
Sr. No. | Countries | Leader Position | Head of government | Head of state |
1 | Bangladesh | Prime minister | Sheikh Hasina , | Abdul Hamid , President of Bangladesh |
2 | Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |||
3 | Bhutan | Prime minister | Tshering Tobgay , | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck , King of Bhutan |
4 | Prime Minister of Bhutan | |||
5 | India | Prime minister | Narendra Modi , | Ram Nath Kovind , President of India |
6 | Prime Minister of India | |||
7 | Myanmar | President | Htin Kyaw , President of Myanmar | |
8 | Nepal | Prime minister | KP Oli , | Bidhya Devi Bhandari , President of Nepal |
9 | Prime Minister of Nepal | |||
10 | Sri Lanka | President | Ranil Wickremesinghe , | Maithripala Sirisena , President of Sri Lanka |
11 | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |||
12 | Thailand | Prime minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha , Prime Minister of Thailand | King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), |
King of Thailand |
BIMSTEC Summits:-
No. | Date | Host country | Host city |
1st | July 31, 2004 | Thailand | Bangkok |
2nd | November 13, 2008 | India | New Delhi |
3rd | March 4, 2014 | Myanmar | Nay Pyi Daw |
4th | February 2, 2017 | Nepal | Kathmandu |
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