At the side line of the 15th Governing Council Meeting of SACEP (6th November 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh), SACEP Director General Dr. Abas Basir had a bilateral meeting with Minister Prakesh Javadekar, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India on 6th November 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dr. Basir expressed his gratitude to Government of India for being always supportive to SACEP and offer of 150000 USD for the SACEP Secretariat Office construction. Dr. Basir also requested Government of India to host the first South Asia Forum on Environment. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India appreciated SACEP for its initiatives in term of promoting regional coordination and being focused on very challenging environmental issues, ensures the continued support of Government of India and his team at the Ministry to SACEP, including hosting the first South Asia Environment Forum.
