DHAKA: After a 4-day long summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) at Nay Pyi Taw of Myanmar, Nepal was given chairmanship while first Secretary General was chosen from Sri Lanka.

Next BIMSTEC summit of the seven-nation forum of South and South East Asia would be held in Nepal.  

Sumith Nakandal of Sri Lanka has been appointed as the first Secretary General of BIMSTEC.   

The decision came at the concluding day of the BIMSTEC summit on Tuesday.  

Presidents of Myanmar and Sri Lanka, Prime Ministers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and special envoys to the Prime Minister of Thailand led their respective countries’ delegations at the summit.  

BDST: 2050 HRS, MAR 04, 2014