New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, Additional Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs of India chaired the meeting.

The meeting discussed traditional and emerging non-traditional security threats in the BIMSTEC region. The participants also deliberated and made recommendations on a wide range of issues to enhance cooperation and collaboration in countering terrorism and transnational crimes in the region. The meeting further discussed the reports of the meetings of various sub-groups under the BIMSTEC JWG-CTTC i.e., i) sub-group on human trafficking; ii) sub-group on prevention of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals; iii) sub-group on anti-money laundering an...