Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala represented Sri Lanka at the first Home Ministers’ Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in New Delhi on Wednesday.
India hosted the meeting, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, with ministers from member countries attending. Discussions focused on strengthening regional cooperation against evolving security threats and on building a safer and more secure Bay of Bengal region.
Wijepala thanked Shah and the Government of India for hosting the inaugural meeting and bringing regional partners together to advance common security objectives.
BIMSTEC has seven member countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
