BIMSTEC Secretary-General pays courtesy call on President

Secretary-General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), Indra Mani Pandey, paid a courtesy all on President Ramchandra Paudel this afternoon.

During the meeting held at Sheetal Niwas, President Paudel said BIMSTEC is a common aspiration of prosperity, sustainable development and regional stability.

Sharing that the countries from mountainous region to coastal areas are in BIMSTEC, he pointed out the need of mutual cooperation, collaboration as well as partnership to lessen impacts of climate change.

The President emphasized on the need of carrying out activities prioritizing the environmental protection including the mountains to lessen climate change impacts, reads a press release issued by the Office of the President.