Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
SIXTEENTH BIMSTEC MINISTERIAL MEETING
DRAFT PROGRAMME
29 AUGUST 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal
| Tuesday, 28 August 2018 | |
| Arrival of Ministers for Foreign/External Affairs in Kathmandu | |
| 18:30-20:30 | Welcome Dinner by the Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal in honour of the Heads of Delegation of BIMSTEC Member States |
| Wednesday, 29 August 2018 | |
| 09:15-09:30 | Arrival of the Heads of Delegations and Delegates at the Conference Hall |
| 09:30-09:45 | Opening and Welcome Remarks by Hon’ble Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal |
| 09:45-09:50 | Election of the Chairperson of the Meeting and
Adoption of the Agenda |
| 09:50-11:00 | Statements by the Leaders of the Delegations:
Bangladesh Bhutan India Myanmar Nepal Sri Lanka Thailand |
| 11:00-11:10 | Reports by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC |
| 11:10-11:20 | Tea break |
| 11:20-11:30 | Briefing on the preparations for the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit |
| 11:30-11:50 | Consideration of the Reports of the Special and 19th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) |
| 11:50-12:30 | Finalization of the BIMSTEC Convention/MoU ready for signature |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00-14:30 | Finalization of the Draft Kathmandu Declaration of the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit |
| 14:30-14:35 | Any Other Matters |
| 14:35-15:05 | Adoption of the Report of the 16th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting |
| 15:05-15:10 | Handover of the Chairmanship of BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting |
| 15:10-15:20 | Closing Remarks by the Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal and closure of the Ministerial Meeting |