Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday met his Nepalese and Bhutanese counterparts, Sudan Gurung and Lungten Dorji, on the sidelines of the first The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Home Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, reaffirming India’s commitment to deepen cooperation with both its South Asian neighbours.
“Delighted to meet Nepal’s Home Minister Sudhan Gurung, on the sidelines of the First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi,” Home Minister Shah said on social media platform X.
“We reaffirmed our commitment to deepen bilateral cooperation and further strengthen the close ties between India and Nepal for peace, progress and prosperity in our region,” he added.
With Bhutan’s Home Minister, Home Minister Shah reaffirmed the shared commitment to further strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
“Great pleasure meeting Bhutan’s Home Minister Lungten Dorji, on the sidelines of the First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi. We reaffirmed our shared commitment to further strengthen the close bonds of friendship and cooperation between India and Bhutan, advancing our common aspirations for peace, progress and prosperity,” the Home Minister said in another post on X.
The first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting concluded in New Delhi on October 13 with the adoption of the Delhi Declaration. The member states reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation under BIMSTEC to build a connected, secure, resilient, developed and prosperous region, and recognised the Bay of Bengal region as a common security space facing shared transnational challenges, including terrorism, drug trafficking, organised crime, cybercrime, money laundering, human trafficking, violent extremism conducive to terrorism, smuggling of arms, piracy, poaching, illegal human migration and the misuse of cyberspace for terrorist activities.
-IANS
