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It's a two-day visit, during which he will hold bilateral talks on regional cooperation with Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday, and attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit on Friday. It's the 6th BIMSTEC summit since 1997, when it was established.
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