First ‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave’ to be held in Vishakhapatnam, AP
- The first-ever ‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave’ will be held at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh 7-8 November 2019. The event will be inaugurated by Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping,Shri Mansukh Mandaviya.
- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an International Organization involving a group of seven countries namely Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
- The permanent secretariat of BIMSTEC is in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The current Chairmanship of BIMSTEC is with Sri Lanka