BIMSTEC organizing committee discusses preparations ahead of July meetings

THE Central Committee for Organizing BIMSTEC Meetings held their second preliminary coordination meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Committee Chairman Deputy Minister U Hla Kyaw delivered opening remarks and Permanent Secretary U Kyaw Min Oo reported the decisions from the first coordination meeting.

Following this, U Kyaw Swe Lin, Director-General of the Planning Department, reported the completed and ongoing preparations.

Next, the various chairmen of the working committees and attendees reported on matters relating to welcoming guests, security, healthcare, transportation, protocols, hospitality, and media communication. A general round of discussion then followed.

Myanmar has assumed leadership for the agricultural sector of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and will be hosting the First BIMSTEC Senior Officials Meeting on Agriculture and the First BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and related Meeting in Nay Pyi Taw’s Hilton Nay Pyi Taw Hotel from 11 to 12 July.

MNA

(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

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