Consider the following statements on Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) :

1.    BIMSTEC has seven members – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

2.    BIMSTEC provides a link between South Asia and South East Asia by way of economic cooperation and linkages in identified areas of cooperation.

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