The BIMSTEC Leaders during the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 30-31 August 2018 expressed their determination to strengthen cooperation and coordination among the law enforcement, intelligence and security agencies; and decided to hold meetings at the level of BIMSTEC Home Ministers and continue with the BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs meetings as part of promoting cooperation and coordination on counter terrorism and transnational crimes. The BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting will be supported by the ‘Senior Official Meeting of Home/Interior Ministries’. The BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting is yet to convene.