Dhaka, April 2 -- Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the BIMSTEC Member States to extend their full cooperation to ensure timely finalization of six constituent agreements.

These are on trade in goods of the framework agreement on the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area, Rules of Origin, Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters, Dispute Settlement Procedures and Mechanism, Trade Facilitation, Investment and Trade in Services, as Bangladesh says the realisation of the FTA is paramount for the region's collective economic advancement.

The 25th session of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) began in Bangkok, Thailand preceding the 6th BIMSTEC Summit on April 4.

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