Thailand postpones BIMSTEC summit until after new government formed, foreign ministry says

BANGKOK:

Thailand

has postponed its hosting of next month's

BIMSTEC summit

of the

leaders

of seven mostly

South Asian countries

until after a new administration is formed, its

foreign ministry

said on Friday.
Thailand currently has a caretaker government following a court's dismissal of Srettha Thavisin as premier last week and his successor, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has yet to name her cabinet.

The summit had been due to take place in Bangkok from Sept. 3-4. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) includes Thailand, India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan and its leaders meet every two years for a summit.