Member countries at 12th Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM) Forum agreed to continue in its present capacity as a multi-track platform to establish close coordination with the Joint Study Group (JSG) of the BCIM Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC).
The Forum, under the theme “Cooperation for the Development of the BCIM,” also recognised the need to accelerate trade and transport facilitation measures in the region including streamlining of border crossing procedures, removing non-tariff measures and strengthening relevant organisations.
Hosted by the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the event took place during 9-11 February 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar where participants from Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar assembled for thematic discussions on Poverty Alleviation through Development Programmes, Enhancing links for the Economic Corridor and People to People Cooperation in the BCIM region.
Heads of the delegation of the four participating countries signed joint statement highlighting the salient features of the discussion.
As part of the Bangladesh delegation three CPD officials – Ms Anisatul Fatema Yousuf, Director, Dialogue & Communication; Ms Khaleda Akhter, Senior Research Associate and Mr Kishore Kumer Basak, Senior Research Associate attended the forum with Mr Abdul Motaleb Sarker, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) as the team leader.
Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Forum for Regional Cooperation is a sub-regional organization aimed at greater integration of trade and investment between the four countries.
