The two-day meeting is expected to review the progress of the FTA amongst BIMSTEC after a missed implementation deadline of July 1.
Morshed Khan, who is the current chair of the economic bloc, will hand over the helms to India at the meeting. The economic bloc, comprising seven South and Southeast Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal – would focus on some outstanding issues relating to the FTA deal.
The Trade Negotiations Committee of senior officials and experts met in Colombo during July 25-29 to review the progress and observed that there were still many issues to resolve before implementing the FTA.
