BIMSTEC's Major Achievements Over the Last 25 Years

The establishment of the BIMSTEC Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh in September 2014
The completion of the BIMSTEC Master Plan for Transport Connectivity, with 267 flagship projects worth USD 124 billion
The entry into force of the BIMSTEC Convention on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism, Transnational Organised Crimes and Illicit Drug Trafficking
Ongoing Negotiations
  1. Motor Vehicles Agreement for the Regulation of Passenger, Personal and Cargo Vehicular Traffic between and among BIMSTEC Member States : BIMSTEC MVA
  2. BIMSTEC Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation
  3. BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection Master Plan Study
  4. BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory in Bhutan and the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in India
Key Documents in the BIMSTEC Framework Signed/Endorsed at the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30 March 2022
  1. BIMSTEC Charter
  2. BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
  3. Memorandum of Association on the Establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility : TTF
  4. BIMSTEC Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Cooperation in the Field of Diplomatic Training
  5. BIMSTEC Master Plan for Transport Connectivity

How is BIMSTEC important to Thailand?

BIMSTEC is the only cooperation framework that connects South Asia and Southeast Asia with the purpose to promote economic and technical cooperation in the Bay of Bengal. Thailand’s cooperation in BIMSTEC will provide the following opportunities : 1) promote economic recovery 2) promote accessibility to markets with a combined population of more than 1.5 billion people 3) promote linkages of supply chains with South Asia 4) promote Thailand as the hub of regional connectivity and 5) promote sustainable socio-economic development by reaping the benefits from BIMSTEC’s long shared history and culture.
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