Shillong, Nov 22: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday opened the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Subregional Capacity Building Workshop for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) connectivity at Taj Vivanta, Shillong.
Delivering the Inaugural address, Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma, said that connectivity of the North East region of India to other east Asian and south eastern Asian countries, is one of the most important agendas of the government. “History suggests that there was a lot of trade between these regions pre Independence and that there is a huge potential of trade and connectivity in this region so we need to correct and fix all the barriers that have stopped the trade and connection,” he said.
The chief minister also informed that if the North East region moves forward collectively can contribute to the national goal of multiplying the economy of the country. He further reiterated that there cannot be a generic Act East Policy. “I have been advocating from the very beginning that Act East Policy has to be zoned. We need to have specific zone wise strategies to be able to take the Act East Policy forward,” he added.
