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The 2nd BIMSTEC Summit
13 November 2008, New Delhi, India |
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Leaders of BIMSTEC met at the 2nd BIMSTEC Summit on 13 November 2008, New Delhi
From the left: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa , Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein , Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Sing , Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', and Thai Premier Somchai Wongsawat
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The 2nd BIMSTEC Summit was held on 13 November 2008, preceded by the 11th Ministerial Meting and the 13th Senior Official’s Meeting on 11-12 November 2008 in New Delhi, India. The Summit has taken place four years after the 1st BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand. The 2nd BIMSTEC Summit has given a strong political impetus to the strengthening of BIMSTEC cooperation in the identified 13 priority sectors. |
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The Summit was attended by the Chief Adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, H.E. Fakhruddin Ahmed, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, H.E. Jigmi Y Thinley, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, H.E. Thein Sein, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Nepal, H.E. Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, H.E. Somchai Wongsawat. |
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In conclusion, the leaders expressed their satisfaction at the progress that has been made in the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement in trade in goods and called for their early conclusion. They welcomed the establishment of the Centres for Energy and Weather and Climate in India and the BIMSTEC Cultural Observatory in Bhutan. They also expressed concern at the threat which terrorism poses to the region and satisfy with the finalization of the BIMSTEC Convention on Combating International Terrorism, Transnational Organized Crime and Illicit Drug Trafficking. |
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The Joint Press Conference after Conclusion of the 2nd BIMSTEC Summit,
New Delhi on 13 November 2008. |
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The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil with the Heads of State on BIMSTEC Summit
New Delhi on November 13, 2008. |
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The 11th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting,
12 November 2008, New Delhi India |
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The Foreign Minister of BIMSTEC Member States met in New Delhi on 12 November 2008 to finalise preparations for the 2nd BIMSTEC Summit held in New Delhi on 13 November 2008.
The Ministers recalled with satisfaction their useful meeting in New Delhi on 29 August 2008, at which time also they had taken stock of the preparations for the Summit.
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The 2nd BIMSTEC Summit Declaration, 13 November 2008, New Delhi. |
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The Report of the 11th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting, 12 November 2008, New Delhi |
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Picture Source :
Press Information Bureau,
National Informatics Centre, India
http://pib.nic.in/
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4th BIMSTEC Chief Executives of Railways Meeting, 3-4 December 2007 |
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3rd Inter BIMSTEC Japan Conference, 3 December 2007 |
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The 3rd Expert Group Meeting on BIMSTEC Business Visa Scheme, 27 November 2007 |
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BIMSTEC Joint Survey Project on Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management in the Bay of Bengal, 30 October 2007 |
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The Essay Contest Awards on the topic “Knowing BIMSTEC”, 17 October 2007 |
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Award Ceremony of BIMSTEC Postcard, October 2007 |
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ADB Regional Technical Workshop, 18-19 September 2007 |
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National Winner of the BIMSTEC Postcards Design Competition, June 2007 |
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Program Activities during the BIMSTEC 10th Anniversary Exhibition Week, 23 June 2007 |
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BIMSTEC Exhibition-10 Years of Friendship and Cooperation, 20 June 2007 |
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Workshop on Fisheries Cooperation, 8-10 May 2007 |
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1st Expert Group Meeting of BIMSTEC on Agriculture Cooperation, 15-16 March 2007 |
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The 2nd Expert Group Meeting on BIMSTEC Business Travel Card, 1-2 February 2007 |
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