Dhaka, April 4 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has emphasised the need for tangible and result-oriented cooperation among BIMSTEC member states, particularly through the effective implementation of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area (FTA) to enhance intra-regional trade.

Touhid made these remarks while leading the Bangladesh delegation at the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign ministers from all seven BIMSTEC member nations participated in the meeting, which was held a day before the Sixth BIMSTEC Summit. Earlier in the day, the ministers signed the Agreement on BIMSTEC Maritime Transport Cooperation, a significant step ...