The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit scheduled to be held in Thailand on September 4-5 has been postponed.
The summit was postponed due to the change of prime minister in Thailand and internal conflict in Thailand and Myanmar.
According to a source at the Foreign Ministry, the BIMSTEC member countries have been verbally informed about the postponement of the BIMSTEC Summit scheduled to be held in Thailand.
The Foreign Ministry, however, said that the official letter is yet to be received.
BIMSTEC member countries include Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar and Thailand.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was preparing to attend the summit.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra was appointed as the Prime Minister of Thailand after the constitutional court removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from the office on August 14.
Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation.
The head-of-the-state of all the countries were preparing to attend the meeting.
BIMSTEC was formed in 1997 with the aim of promoting trade and cooperation among South and Southeast Asian countries.
