Dolly Khonglah to represent Meghalaya at Eastern South Asia Multi-modal Connectivity Workshop in Bhutan

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaOctober 18, 2024

Meghalaya International Exports Chamber of Commerce Secretary Dolly Khonglah will attend the Sub-Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Promoting Multi-modal Connectivity in Eastern South Asia on 22 and 23 October 2024 in Paro, Bhutan.

Organised by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific South and South-West Asia Office, the workshop will discuss transport and trade facilitation reform proposals for maximizing development outcomes for traders and local communities.

The event will be attended by transport and trade officials, customs and border control agencies, the private sector of ESA countries, BIMSTEC, other relevant regional organizations, multilateral development agencies, think tanks, and traders’ associations.

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) supports ESA countries in improving multi-modal connectivity and subregional trade linkages through a series of capacity building and technical assistance programmes, based on regional transport frameworks promoted by ESCAP, such as the Asian Highways (AH), Trans-Asian Railways (TAR), and Dry Ports networks.

Enhanced connectivity covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (particularly the North East Region of India), and Nepal—referred to as the Eastern South Asia (ESA) subregion—can potentially unlock significant trade and industrial potential for the subregional countries.