The meeting also deliberated on the report of the SRMTS prepared and funded by ADB and recommended extending the SRMTS to include Afghanistan. The member states examined the preliminary technical inputs provided by ADB and the alternate draft motor Vehicles Agreement proposed by India.

The three-day meeting included sessions on Technical Committee discussions and an Inter-governmental group meet with representatives from all member nations, including the new member state Afghanistan.

Pilot sub-regional and regional projects recommended by India

• Birgunj-Kaatihar-Singhabad-Rohanpur-Chittagong with links to Jogbani, Biratnagar and Agartala

• Kathmandu-Birgunj-Kolkata/Haldia

• Agartala-Akhaura-Chittagong

• Air-connectivities—Malé-New Delhi and Islamabad-New Delhi