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BIMSTEC summit in Kathmandu in Aug or Sept

BIMSTEC summit in Kathmandu in Aug or Sept

By Himalayan News Service

Secretary General of BIMSTEC, Shahidul Islam (left) meets Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at latter's official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Photo: RSS

KATHMANDU: The government has decided that the fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation will be organised in Kathmandu. A meeting of the Cabinet held on Sunday at Singha Durbar decided to propose August 30-31 or September 6-7 for the summit to member states. According to Minister of Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota, the government has also formed various sub-committees as part of the preparations for the summit.