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Bangladesh Became 5th Member of CSC

  • 11 Jul 2024

On July 10th, 2024, during the 8th Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) level meeting, hosted virtually by Mauritius, the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC), a regional security grouping, officially welcomed Bangladesh as its fifth member state.

Key Points

  • During the meet, the member states reviewed the progress of activities outlined in the CSC’s Roadmap for 2023-2024.
  • The leaders also discussed decisions taken at previous high-level meetings, including the 7th DNSA level meeting hosted by the Maldives in July 2023 and the 6th NSA level meeting in Mauritius last December.
  • Member states agreed that the 7th NSA level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave will be held in India later 2024.

CSC

  • The CSC was established in 2020, when India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives agreed to expand the scope of their trilateral meeting on maritime cooperation.
  • Mauritius joined the conclave at the fifth meeting of the grouping in Male in March 2022.
  • The CSC Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was represented by Acting Secretary Commodore AD Weerasinghe.