Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa

There have been reports on social media platforms in regard to an invitation extended to the Foreign Minister of Myanmar to attend the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting hosted virtually on 1st April 2021, in Colombo.

Sri  Lanka  as the Chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the host of the Ministerial Meeting has  invited  all Member States (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and  Thailand) to participate in the discussions  in order to finalise  documents  of the 5th BIMSTEC Summit  expected  to be  held  later  this  year in Sri Lanka.

Foreign Ministry
Colombo

10 March 2021

Ambassadors based in Colombo representing Bangladesh, Brazil, Korea and Japan met Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena separately yesterday (3). The meetings were held at the Foreign Ministry, during which both sides focused on promoting Sri Lanka's ongoing economic, social, political and mutual cooperation with Bangladesh, Brazil, Korea and Japan, and on possible cooperation from these countries to rid Sri Lanka from the COVID-19 pandemic and build a strong economy.

Foreign Ministry

04 March 2021