Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is leaving for New Delhi, India on Wednesday to attend the second summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).

He will address the summit on Thursday.

He will meet with the regional leaders who participate in the summit.

He is expected to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. PM Dahal will return home on Friday.

The BIMSTEC has seven member states including Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. It is a regional initiative for economic cooperation. nepalnews.com sd Nov 10 08