Bangladesh has been welcomed into the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC), a grouping of four countries, as its fifth member.
Bangladesh was ushered in as the newest member at the eighth Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) level meeting of the CSC hosted virtually by Mauritius.
India, Mauritius, the Maldives and Sri Lanka welcomed Bangladesh as the fifth member-country of the CSC, a media release from the Indian External Affairs Ministry stated. Seychelles participated in the virtual meeting as an observer country.
The Colombo Security Conclave was founded as a security framework in 2011 with India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
At the meeting, the member countries reviewed the decisions taken at the previous DNSA-level meeting hosted virtually by the Maldives on July 12 last year, the sixth NSA-level meeting hosted by Mauritius from December 7-8, 2023 and the progress of activities under the roadmap of activities for 2023-2024 of CSC.
The member countries agreed that the seventh NSA-level meeting of the CSC will be held in India later this year.
– Daily Sun
