At the Shangri-La hotel, the BIMSTEC summit begins

Here at the Hotel Shangri-La, the sixth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation got underway. Following a picture session, the heads of state from BIMSTEC member states were added to the agenda. The delegations were greeted by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand, the host nation. Today’s Summit will include speeches from Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and other representatives. ‘BIMSTEC Maritime Transport Cooperation’ signing ceremony The leaders of delegations from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are speaking at the event.