Kathmandu, March 18: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Narayankaji Shrestha has said that the Bay of Bengal Countries’ Effort (BIMSTEC) cannot be a replacement for SAARC cooperation.
While presenting the BIMSTEC manifesto for Parliament’s approval on Monday, Foreign Minister Shrestha said that SAARC and BIMSTEC have different rationales.
The government of Nepal has a clear opinion about the rationale and necessity of SAARC. SAARC cannot be replaced by BIMSTEC. It is not accepted in this way,” FM Shrestha said, “The importance of SAARC is in its place. The Nepal government will make all efforts to reactivate SAARC and hold a summit.
He said that the government will continue to make efforts to take advantage of BIMSTEC and informed that all seven member countries are making their own ‘plan of action’. All the member states are working in the areas under their responsibility. He said that work is being done in the fields of culture and tourism under the ‘People to People Contact’, which Nepal has been responsible for.
People’s News Monitoring Service.
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