The 19th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Working Group on Rules of Origin was held in New Delhi on 21-22 January 2019. Delegates from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand participated in the Meeting.Mr. A.K. Srivastava, Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce of the Government of India was elected as the Chair of the Meeting. The delegation from Sri Lanka comprised:

Ms. Upekkha SamaratungaMinister (Commerce)High Commission of Sri Lanka, New Delhi  

Dr. (Mrs) Lakmini Peiris MendisDirector of CommerceDepartment of Commerce, Colombo

Mrs. Thavishya MellegamagodaSubject Officer/ Assistant DirectorDepartment of Commerce, Colombo

Adam Bawa IssadeenSuperintendent of CustomsSri Lanka Customs

The Meeting considered the proposal of the Delegation of Bangladesh to finalize the draft text of the” Rules for determination of Origin of Goods for Agreement on BIMSTEC Free Trade Area and the Operational Certification Procedures for the Rules of Origin for the BIMSTEC FTA”.