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BIMSTEC CENTER

At the Sixth BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on 8 February 2004 in Phuket, Ministers endorsed the setting up of a Technical Support Facility (TSF). As reflected in the Ministerial Joint Statement, this Technical Support Facility would “serve the BIMSTEC Working Group (BWG) and to coordinate BIMSTEC activities, including those of the BIMSTEC Chamber of Commerce, for a trial period of two years”.

The decision by the Ministers was based upon the recommendation proposed by BIMSTEC Senior Officials who met in Bangkok during 17-19 September 2003. On this particular item, the SOM had with them a draft report prepared by Mr. David Oldfield, an ESCAP consultant, on “Towards Setting up a BIMSTEC Technical Support Facility and Permanent Secretariat: Considerations and Options”. The report recommended that a TSF should be set up in Bangkok and would initially serve just the BWG during the trial period of 2 years.

Since The Establishment of the Permanent Secretariat is awaited to consider in the 2nd Summit, which will be held on 11-12 November 2008 in India, Thailand had already extended the contract of the BIMSTEC Centre for another year from June 2007 - May 2008. So far, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand had recently extended the contract for another year from 1 June 2008 – 31 May 2009.

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Institute of Trade Strategies
Building No.20,5th Floor
University of Thai Chamber of Commerce
126/22-25 Vibhavadee-rangsit Rd.,
Dindang, Bangkok 10400
Thailand

Tel : +66 2 692 3162-3
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E-Mail : bimstecinfo@tradestrategies.org