‘Maritime Transport Cooperation Deal’ inked to build sustainable commercial ties

The ‘Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation’ was signed on the second day of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit at 9 am on Thursday (April 3) to build sustainable and stable commercial relations.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh.

Earlier on Thursday morning, foreign ministers of all BIMSTEC seven member countries participated in the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand one day ahead of the Sixth BIMSTEC summit.

Meanwhile, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived here in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, to join the sixth BIMSTEC summit.

A spokesperson for the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs will hold a press briefing to provide an update on the summit at 4 pm today.