SAARC: A Quick Glance

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

Established:
8 December 1985 at Dhaka, Bangaldesh
Secreatriat:
Established on 16 January 1987 at Kathmandu, Nepal by Late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal.
Original Members:
-India
-Maldives
-Pakistan
-Bangladesh
-Bhutan
-Nepal
-Sri Lanka

Other Members: Afghanistan became 8th member of SAARC in 2005.
Observer Status Members:
- Australia
- EU (European Union)
- United States
- Iran
-Mauritius
-Japan
-Myanmar
-South Korea
-China
Cooperation among countries of SAARC is based on:
-Sovereign Equality
-Territorial Integrity
-Political Independence
-Non Interference in internal matters of state
-Mutual Benefit
SAARC Summits:
1st SAARC Summit
7 - 8 December 1985, Dhaka
2nd SAARC Summit
16 - 17 November 1986, Bangalore
3rd SAARC Summit
2 - 4 November 1987, Kathmandu
4th SAARC Summit
29 - 31 December 1988 , Islamabad
5th SAARC Summit
21 - 23 November 1990, Male'
6th SAARC Summit
21 December 1991, Colombo
7th SAARC Summit
10 - 11 April 1993, Dhaka
8th SAARC Summit
2 - 4 May 1995, New Delhi
9th SAARC Summit
12 - 14 May 1997, Male'
10th SAARC Summit
29 - 31 July 1998, Colombo
11th SAARC Summit
4 - 6 January 2002, Kathmandu
12th SAARC Summit
2 - 6 January 2004, Islamabad
13th SAARC Summit
12 -13 November 2005, Dhaka
14th SAARC Summit
3-4 April 2007, New Delhi
15th SAARC Summit
1-3 August 2008, Colombo
16th SAARC Summit
will be held in Male
SAARC Secretariat Head: Secreatary General
Secreatary General Term: 3 years
Secreatary General is appointed by council of ministers and in Alphabetical sequence of their repsective countries.

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