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BIMSTEC Priority Sectors
After the 8th Ministerial Meeting in Dhaka on 18-19 December 2005, a number of new areas of cooperation emerged. The number of priority sectors of cooperation increased from 6 to 13. The 7 new sectors were discussed in the 1st BIMSTEC Summit and there has been various activities to enhance those co-operations ever since. The sectors are as follows,
Roles and Functions of Lead Country 01. Where sub-sectors have been identified, the designated Chair Countries will seek to identify specific projects for facilitating cooperation. 02. The Chair Country will function in consultation with an Expert Group drawn from member countries. 03. The Chair Country will chair and coordinate the work of the Expert Group, and perform secretarial functions if the Expert Group in such a way as to ensure the satisfactory and successful implementation of the projects and to monitor the progress of the work. 04. The members of the Expert Group will be in regular contact through correspondence, fax, e-mail, etc. and will meet whenever deemed necessary. 05. The Expert Group will coordinate, monitor and review progress in projects being implemented and will report on the same to the Sectoral Committee. 06. The Expert Group may invite such representatives from the public/private sector and regional/international organizations to its meetings whenever deemed appropriate. 07. The sub-sector Chair Country position will rotate between members every three years. |
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