On 4 April 2025, H.E. Ms. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, chaired the 6ᵗʰ BIMSTEC Summit. This provided an important platform for discussions aimed at enhancing regional cooperation and maximising BIMSTEC’s potential as a unique framework connecting South and Southeast Asia.

The successfully concluded 6ᵗʰ BIMSTEC Summit and Related Meetings marked the completion of Thailand’s chairmanship of BIMSTEC. The leaders of the seven BIMSTEC Member States adopted key outcome documents, notably the 6ᵗʰ BIMSTEC Summit Declaration and the “BIMSTEC Bangkok Vision 2030,” which sets a strategic framework for a “Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC” or PRO BIMSTEC by 2030. The Summit achieved a number of tangible results in the main areas that are aligned with Thailand’s priorities:

(1) A Prosperous BIMSTEC: This includes the signing of the Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation, which will reduce shipping costs and improve supply chain efficiency, enabling Thai products to be more competitive and expanding new opportunities, particularly in South Asia.

(2) A Resilient BIMSTEC: This will support cooperation on non-traditional security issues such as transnational crimes. The leaders also adopted the “BIMSTEC Leaders’ Joint Statement on the Impact of the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand on 28 March 2025,” proposed by Thailand, reaffirming the collaboration in disaster management.

(3) An Open BIMSTEC: This focuses on promoting the role of the private sector and enhancing people-to-people contact. On 3 April 2025, Thailand also organised the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum, to further empower the next generation of young entrepreneurs from across the region.

At the conclusion of the Summit, Thailand handed over the BIMSTEC Chairmanship to Bangladesh to continue advancing the organisation’s goals and work towards realising the objectives outlined in the BIMSTEC Bangkok Vision 2030.

Afterwards, the Prime Minister gave a Press Conference on the outcomes of the 6ᵗʰ BIMSTEC Summit.