Dhaka, April 6 -- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will be "instrumental" in jointly addressing the "pressing non-traditional security concerns" in the region and beyond.

BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey and Regional Representative of UNODC Regional Office for South Asia Anubha Sood signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations during the 6th BIMSTEC Summit held in Bangkok, Thailand recently.

The signing of the MoU was welcomed by the BIMSTEC Leaders, marking a significant step in deepening inter-regional cooperation, said the BIMSTEC Secretaria...