The chair and each country’s chief negotiator act as TNC’s spokepersons, while TNC’s chairperson will report the result via STEOM to the Trade and Economic Ministerial Meeting. TNC's negotiation area covers trade in goods and services, investment, economic co-operation, as well as trade facilitations and also technical assistance for LDCs in BIMSTEC. It was agreed that once negotiation on trade in goods is completed, the TNC would then proceed with negotiation on trade in services and investment.