Find here 20 facts about SAARC (South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation). We all know that SAARC is South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation. Besides these, there are many Facts about SAARC which we should know but unable to be updated.
At initial, there are 7 countries in SAARC. Later, Afghanistan is added in this Association. Now China is a such country which is a debate in SAARC countries to be added or not. China is as a SAARC member is now debate. Some of them are interesting facts about SAARC.
20 Interesting Facts About SAARC Countries :
- The full form of SAARC is South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.
- The idea or concept of a SAARC (South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation) was mooted at first in 1980.
- Ziaur Rahman, president of Bangladesh (January 19, 1936 – May 30, 1981) presents at first about the concept of a SAARC (South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation).
- President Ziaur Rahmanpresents the idea of South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation in 2nd May 1980.
- Member states of SAARC are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Name of observers countries of the SAARC are Australia, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Mauritius, Burma, South Korea and United States.
- South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in 8th December 1985.
- There are four Sections in the charters in the Charter of SAARC.
- There is a provision of SAARC summit should be held at least once in a year or more often as and when considered necessary to discuss and make.
- There is a provision about the Council of Ministers of SAARC that Ministers of Foreign/External Affairs of the Member States will be in Council of Ministers of SAARC.
SAARC Countries - The main duty of the Council of Ministers of SAARC must be formulation of policies, review of progress, establishment of additional mechanism, decision on new areas of cooperation and other matters of general interest to Association.
- SAARC Secretariat (a permanent administrative office) is in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Likewise, the sixteenth SAARC Summit was held in Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan on 28th and 29th April 2010.
- Ambassador Abul Ahsan of Bangladesh was appointed as the first Secretary-General of SAARC.
- The first SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) summit was held in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh in 7th and 8th December, 1985.
- The second South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Summit was hosted by the Republic of India (Bharat) in 17th and 18th November 1986 at Bangalore.
- The third summit was held in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal in 2nd, 3rd and 4th November 1987.
- The fourth SAARC Summit was held in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan in 29th, 30th and 31st December 1988.
- The fifth SAARC summit was held in Male, the capital city in the Republic of Maldives in 21st, 22nd and 23rd November 1988.
- The sixth South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation Summit was held in Colombo, Colombo is the largest city and metropolitan area of Sri Lanka in 31st December 1991.
20 Interesting Facts About SAARC Countries
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