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BIMSTEC Centre for energy cooperation will be inaugurated in India

Published on 10 Jun 2023

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BIMSTEC Centre for energy cooperation will be inaugurated in India
  • The BIMSTEC Energy Centre which will act as the Secretariat for BIMSTEC energy cooperation will be formally inaugurated in India.
  • The centre will serve as the secretariat for Bimstec energy cooperation.
  • Bimstec, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, was established on June 6, 1997 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration.
  • Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are the founding members while Myanmar joined a few months later in December of that year. Bhutan and Nepal became members in February 2004.
  • June 6 is celebrated as Bimstec Day.
Source: SarkariPariksha