Bhutan observed the 21st anniversary of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) by offering butter lamps in the Simtokha Dzong. Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji and other dignitaries from regional and international organizations’ offices in Bhutan and government officials attended the butter lamp lighting ceremony.
The Hon’ble Foreign Minister in his address reiterated Bhutan's commitment to BIMSTEC process and prayed for peace and happiness in the region and the world.
MESSAGES FROM MEMBER STATES
Message from Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina
Message from Honorable Foreign Minister of Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP
Message from Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan H.E. Mr. Dasbo Tshering Tobgay
Message from Honorable Foreign Minister of Bhutan H.E. Mr. Damcho Dorji
Message from Honorable Prime Minister of India H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi
Message from Honorable State Counsellor of Myanmar H.E. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi
Message from Rt. Honorable Prime Minister of Nepal H.E. Mr. K. P. Sharma Oli
Message from Honorable Foreign Minister of Nepal H.E. Mr.Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Message from Honorable President of Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena
Message from Honorable Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Tilak Marapana, P.C., M.P
Message from Secretary General of BIMSTEC Ambassador M. Shahidul Islam