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First Meeting of BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine
October 27 , 2017
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- Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India hosted First Meeting of BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi.
- India being a major stake holder in the field of Traditional Medicine plays an important role in influencing the policies and strategies related to the Traditional Medicine in the BIMSTEC Forum.
- Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is the sub-regional grouping comprising seven countries of South Asia and South East Asia. These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
- On 6 June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok and given the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation). Later Myanmar and Nepal joined this group, after which the organisation was renamed as BIMSTEC
- Nepal is the current Chair of the BIMSTEC. Its Secretariat is located in Dhaka.
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