Colombo, Oct. 21 -- The Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, represented Sri Lanka in the First BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting held in New Delhi, India, on October 13, reaffirming Sri Lanka's commitment to strengthening regional cooperation in addressing shared security challenges across the Bay of Bengal region.

According to the High Commission of Sri Lanka in India, the inaugural meeting, hosted by the Government of India under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, brought together representatives of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The meeting adopted the Delhi Declaration, providing strategic direction for enhanced regional cooperation in security and ...