BIMSTEC agriculture minister-level meeting in Kathmandu on Wednesday

Kathmandu, April 8: The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Agriculture Ministers-level meeting is to take place in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Ministers related to Agriculture Affairs of the member states are arriving Kathmandu to participate in the meeting.     

Earlier, the secretary-level meeting was held in Kathmandu, shared the secretariat of Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Ramnath Adhikari. The meeting was attended by the secretaries of the ministries related to agriculture.     

It is stated that the secretary-level meeting had prepared the agenda of minster-level meeting.     

Ministers for Agriculture of three among seven member states of BIMSTEC will participate in the meeting in person while ministers of remaining countries will join the meeting virtually, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of Nepal.     

Minister Adhikari will preside over the minister-level meeting scheduled to take place on Wednesday. Ministers for Agriculture of India and Bhutan are arriving Kathmandu this evening to attend the meeting.     

The meeting will discuss matters related to the status and challenge of agriculture, and collaboration among the member countries, Ministry sources informed.(RSS)