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SAARC


The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organisation of South Asian nations, which was established on 8 December 1985 when the government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka formally adopted its charter providing for the promotion of economic and social progress, cultural development within the South Asia region and also for friendship and cooperation with other developing countries. It is dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasising collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members are Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Afghanistan joined the organisation in 2007. Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries, twice annually. It is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Objectives of SAARC
The objectives and the aims of the Association as defined in the Charter are
·        to promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve their quality of life;
·        to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and to provide all individuals the opportunity to live in dignity and to realize their full potential;
·        to promote and strengthen selective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia;
·        to contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another'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 interest; and
·        to cooperate with international and regional organisations with similar aims and purposes.
·        to maintain peace in the region

Principles
·        Respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, political equality and independence of all members states
·        Non-interference in the internal matters is one of its objectives
·        Cooperation for mutual benefit
·        All decisions to be taken unanimously and need a quorum of all eight members
·        All bilateral issues to be kept aside and only multilateral(involving many countries) issues to be discussed without being prejudiced by bilateral issues
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Source : wikipedia


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