This was stated by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad while presenting the Rail Budget for 2005-06.
He said the offer was made at the first meeting of the railway chief executive officers of BIMSTEC countries held in New Delhi last September and the gesture was widely appreciated by member countries.
An International Railway Strategic Management Institute under the aegis of Union of International Railways would be established in India and the initial module of the first course for railway managers would commence in Paris in May this year, Prasad said.
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The second module of this course would be held at the Railway Staff College in Vadodara in November.
The World Executive Council meeting of the UIC would be held in India this April for the first time under the Chairmanship of Indian Railways.
Prasad said this was a recognition of the importance of Indian Railways in the world railway community.
BIMSTEC has been set up to foster economic cooperation among Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
