south asian association for regional saarc
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South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation
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Headquarters - Kathmandu, Nepal
Official languages - English
Membership - 8 Members 9 Observers Government Organization - Chairman
Mahinda Rajapaksa - Secretary General
Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed Establishment - December 8, 1985
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FOUNDERS
Hussain Muhammad Ershad -
PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
Jigme Singye Wangchuk - KING OF BHUTAN
Rajiv Gandhi - PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF
INDIA Maumoon Abdul Gayoom - PRESIDENT OF THE REBUPLIC
OF MALDIVES
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev - KING OF NEPAL
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq - PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMICREPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
Junius Richard Jayewardene - PRESIDENT OF DEMOCRATICSOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA
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SAARC MEMBERS ON WORLD MAP
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MEMBERS
(Alphabetically)
OBSERVERS FUTURE MEMBERSHIP
AFGHANISTAN AUSTRALIA PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
CHINA
BANGLADESH CHINA INDONESIA
BHUTAN EUROPEAN UNION SOUTH AFRICA
INDIA JAPAN RUSSIA
MALDIVES IRAN
NEPAL MAURITIUS
PAKISTAN MYANMAR
SRI LANKA SOUTH KOREA
UNITED STATES
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ABOUT SAARC
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations,founded in December 1985 and dedicated toeconomic, technological, social, and cultural
development emphasizing collective self-reliance.
Its seven founding members are Bangladesh, Bhutan,India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.Afghanistan joined the organization in 2005.
Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduledannually; meetings of foreign secretaries, twiceannually. It is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Secretariat
The SAARC Secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
It coordinates and monitors implementation of activities,prepares for and services meetings, and serves as a channelof communication between the Association and its
Member States as well as other regional organisations. The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary General, who is
appointed by the Council of Ministers from Member Statesin alphabetical order for a three year term.
H.E. Ms. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed from Maldives is the
current Secretary General.
The Secretary General is assisted by eight Directors ondeputation from the Member States.
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OBJECTIVES
To promote the welfare of the peoples of SOUTH ASIA and to improvetheir quality of life;
To accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural developmentin the region and to provide all individuals the opportunity to live indignity and to realise their full potentials;
To promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among the countries ofSOUTH ASIA;
To contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of oneanother's problems;
To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the economic,social, cultural, technical and scientific fields;
To strengthen cooperation with other developing countries; To strengthen cooperation among themselves in international forums on
matters of common interests; and
To cooperate with international and regional organisations with similaraims and purposes.
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AREAS OF COOPERATION
Agriculture and Rural
Biotechnology
Culture
Economic
Energy Environment
Funding Mechanism
Human Resource Development
Information, Communication and Media
People-to-People Contacts
Poverty Alleviation
Science and Technology
Security Aspects
Social Development
Tourism
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AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS
Political issues
SAARC has intentionally laid more stress on "coreissues" mentioned above rather than more
decisive political issues like the Kashmir disputeand the Sri Lankan civil war. However, politicaldialogue is often conducted on the margins ofSAARC meetings During the 12th and 13th SAARC
summits, extreme emphasis was laid upongreater cooperation between the SAARCmembers to fight terrorism.
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South Asian Free Trade Area Over the years, the SAARC members have expressed
their unwillingness on signing a free trade agreement.Though India has several trade pacts with Maldives, Nepal,Bhutan and Sri Lanka, similar trade agreements with
Pakistan and Bangladesh have been stalled due to politicaland economic concerns on both sides.
At the 12th SAARC Summit at Islamabad, SAARC countriesdevised the South Asia Free Trade Agreement. Thisagreement went into force on January 1, 2008.
Under this agreement, SAARC members will bring theirduties down to 20 per cent by 2009.
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Dhaka 2009 Summit
The summit accorded observer status to
People's Republic of China, Japan, South Korea
and United States of America. The nations also agreed to organize
development funds.
SAARC programs and also ranging from social,to infrastructure, to economic ones.
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CONVENTIONS SAARC Convention on Combating and
Prevention of Trafficking in Women andChildren for Prostitution
Convention on Promotion of Welfare ofChildren
SAARC Convention on Narcotics Drugs
SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression ofTerrorism
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