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Terrorism is set to dominate the agenda when
foreign ministers of seven South and
Southeast Asian countries meet in New Delhi
Friday to firm up a plan for combating the
common scourge and for boosting
intra-regional trade and economic
cooperation, IANS reported yesterday.
Senior officials of seven members of the
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
began their two-day discussions in New Delhi
yesterday to work out their recommendations
that will be discussed at the foreign
ministers' meeting Friday.
The pact, which will focus on closer
coordination and intelligence sharing on
terror outfits active in the region, is
expected to be signed at the BIMSTEC summit
India will be hosting in November.
The foreign ministers of India, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and
Thailand will be participating in the
discussions Friday.
Energy security and issues relating to
environment and climate will also be
discussed.
BIMSTEC was formed by five countries -
Thailand, India, Burma, Bangladesh, and Sri
Lanka - in 1997. Nepal and Bhutan later
joined the group as members.
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