Srilanka, Oct. 14 -- Sri Lanka is to host the inaugural BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting and the BIMSTEC Health Secretaries' Meeting in November, to advance cooperation on pandemic preparedness and the One Health approach, according to Acting Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra.



The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism highlighted plans for this while delivering the keynote address at the Eighth Meeting of the BIMSTEC Network of Policy Think Tanks in Colombo, hosted by the LKIIRSS in Colombo from 14-15 October 2026.



The Meeting brings together delegates from the National Focal Points of BIMSTEC and the BIMSTEC Network of Policy Think Tanks, representatives of the BIMSTEC Secretariat, members of the L...