Kathmandu, April 5 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed regional connectivity among the Bimstec member states as an important pillar for prosperity.

"Connectivity of markets as well as minds, connectivity of infrastructures as well as ideas, connectivity of culture as well as cyber is yet another backbone of growth," he said while addressing the Bimstec Summit that kicked off in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday.

He emphasised the implementation of Bimstec Master Plan for Transport Connectivity and Bimstec Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation in a time-bound manner that would bring about significant progress in this regard.

Oli drew the attention of the regional leaders towards the fact that intra-regional trade in Bimstec re...